Andrea Lovotti
Full name | Andrea Lovotti | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 28 July 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Piacenza, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 111 kg (17 st 7 lb; 245 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Andrea Lovotti (born 28 July 1989) is an Italian
He grew up in the youth sporting team of Piacenza Gossolengo, in 2008-09 season he passed to
In 2009 Lovotti was named in the Italy Under 20 squad and from 2012 to 2014 he was part of Emerging Italy squad.[8][9][10]
On 4 June 2015, he was named in the training squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.,[11] but he didn't play. In 2016 Lovotti had the first call with Italy. On 18 August 2019, he was named in the final 31-man squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.[12] He was sent off against South Africa in the 2019 Rugby World Cup group stages for a spear tackle on Springbok No 8 Duane Vermuelen after the whistle had been blown. Such "crass stupidity" in the words of Italy coach Conor O'Shea cost Italy the match.[13]
Honours
- National Championship of Excellence
- Champions Calvisano: 2010-2011
- Coppa Italia
- Champions Calvisano: 2010-2011
References
- ^ "RUGBY COLORNO: ANDREA LOVOTTI IN BIANCOROSSO DALLA STAGIONE 2022/23". Colorno Rugby (in Italian). 15 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "I Due Azzurri Fabiani e Lovotti Rinnovano Con Lo Zebre Rugby Club". 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Andrea Lovotti Profile".
- ^ "Andrea Lovotti".
- ^ "Zebre Rugby Club - Andrea Lovotti entra nella storia delle Zebre". December 2020.
- ^ "ANDREA LOVOTTI LASCERÀ IL CLUB A FINE STAGIONE". Zebre Rugby (in Italian). 15 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "LE ZEBRE SALUTANO DODICI GIOCATORI CHE LASCIANO IL CLUB". Zebre Rugby (in Italian). 13 April 2022. Archived from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ "Italia Emergenti, Contro la Romania Domani in Palio la Nations Cup".
- ^ "Italia Emergenti".
- ^ "Irb Tblisi Cup 2014, la Rosa Che Affrontera' Il Torneo".
- ^ "Rugby World Cup 2015, 50 Azzurri per Preparare I Mondiali Inglesi".
- ^ "Italrugby, Conor O'shea Annuncia I 31 Giocatori Convocati per Il Mondiale".
- ^ "Italy red card 'crass stupidity' - O'Shea". BBC Sport.