Date of birth | 16 January 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Carpi, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 128 kg (282 lb; 20 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Matteo Nocera (born 16 January 1999) is an Italian professional rugby union player who primarily plays prop for Zebre Parma of the United Rugby Championship.[1][2]
Professional career
[edit]Under contract with Fiamme Oro, for 2019–20 Pro14 season, he named as Permit Player for Zebre in Pro 14.[3]
In 2018 and 2019, Nocera was named in the Italy Under 20 squad.[4][5] On 26 May he was called in Italy A squad for the South African tour in the 2022 mid-year rugby union tests against Namibia and Currie Cup XV team.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Zebre Rugby Club - Cinque giovani talenti italiani per le Zebre del futuro". Zebre Rugby Club. 1 June 2020.
- ^ "Matteo Nocera". Zebre Parma.
- ^ "LUNEDI 3 GIUGNO L'INIZIO DELLA STAGIONE 2019-20. 5 PERMIT PLAYERS E 5 GIOCATORI AGGREGATI". Zebre Rugby Club. 31 May 2019.
- ^ "Italia U20, I Convocati per le Prime Due Partite del Sei Nazioni U20".
- ^ "Italia U20, I Convocati per la Sfida al Galles".
- ^ "ITALIA A IN RADUNO A TREVISO DAL 16 GIUGNO". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 10 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
External links
[edit]- Matteo Nocera at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Matteo Nocera at ESPNscrum
- Matteo Nocera at ItsRugby.co.uk