Marco Riccioni rugby player
Marco Riccioni rugby player

Marco Riccioni

19th Oct 1997 1.83m/123kg Tighthead Prop

Riccioni is an Italian prop weighs 127kg and is 1.86 metres making him a real asset to any scrum. The front rower is extremely difficult to bring to ground and is even more difficult to scrum against.

He has impressed while representing youth sides at his club side Calvisano and was promoted into the first team.

He was then named as the Italy U20 captain for the 2017 U20 Six Nations.

Riccioni signed a deal with Benetton Treviso in 2017 and the following year took one step closer to a test debut as he was named as an apprentice player in Italy's 6 Nation squad.

As of December 2019, he has made 20 appearances for Treviso and has scored 5 points.

On 18 August 2019, he was named in the final 31-man squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.

In February 2021, Riccioni signed a two-year deal with Saracens.

In his debut season for Saracens, Marco played 6 matches and made 10 carries for the Premiership side.

Ahead of the Rugby World Cup 2023, Riccioni has been named in the squad for Italy.

S.C June 2023

Career

Italy Italy
Tighthead Prop
2018 - present
saracens Saracens
Tighthead Prop
2021 - present
Italy Italy U20's
Tighthead Prop
2016 - 2017
Rugby_Calvisano_Logo Calvisano
Tighthead Prop
2015 - 2021
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Tighthead Prop
2017 - 2021