Marco Riccioni rugby player
Marco Riccioni rugby player

Marco Riccioni

19th Oct 1997 1.83m/123kg Tighthead Prop

Italy boss Kieran Crowley wary of ‘massive threat’ posed by Uruguay

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Italy head coach Kieran Crowley believes Uruguay “pose a massive threat” ahead of their meeting at Stade de Nice.   The teams meet in Pool A on Wednesday and Gli Azzurri will be looking...

RWC Round 3: Italy vs. Uruguay match preview

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Six days after their heroic performance in Lille, when they pushed much-fancied France to the limit, Uruguay are back in action – this time against Italy in a match that has more than simply this...

Capuozzo moves to full-back - Italy name team to play Uruguay

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Italy head coach Kieran Crowley has named his matchday 23 to face Uruguay in Pool A at Stade de Nice on Wednesday, with four changes from the win against Namibia. Star outside back Ange Capuozzo moves...

Allan to play in third World Cup - Italy name team to play Namibia

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Italy head coach Kieran Crowley has named his match-day 23 to face Namibia in Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in Saint-Étienne on Saturday, with Tommaso Allan, who played fly-half in the previous two Rugby...

Italy name Rugby World Cup squad which feature Riccioni and Varney

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Prop Marco Riccioni and scrumhalf Stephen Varney have both been included in Italy's 33-man squad for next month's World Cup, despite suffering injuries against Ireland in their recent warm-up game. Coach...

Caelan Doris stars but Ireland left with injury concerns after Italy win

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Caelan Doris shone and Jack Conan suffered an injury scare as Ireland launched their Rugby World Cup warm-up fixtures by easing to a 33-17 win over Italy in Dublin.   Back-rower...

Italy name match-day 23 to face Ireland

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Italy head coach Kieran Crowley has announced his squad to face Ireland this weekend at Aviva Stadium in Dublin.   The team sees two new rookies in the starting line-up, with Paolo Odogwu...

Saracens Team News

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Owen Farrell is looking to steer Saracens t their sixth Premiership title   The skipper pulled the strings in the semi-final to book their place at Twickenham a fortnight ago, and now he will be...

Preview: Saracens vs Northampton Saints

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Saracens only victory in their last four first team matches was 45-21 at home to London Irish in Round 23 of Gallagher Premiership Rugby. Saracens have won their last fifteen Premiership Rugby at...

Saracens named for Ospreys clash

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Men in Black take on the Ospreys at StoneX Stadium on Sunday with a place in the quarter-finals up for grabs, and Christie is hugely excited for what will be his first appearance in the European knockouts. Director...