Marcello Violi rugby player
Marcello Violi rugby player

Marcello Violi

11th Oct 1993 1.75m/80kg Scrum Half

Everything you need to know about the United Rugby Championship's Friday fixtures

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The teams for Friday night's rescheduled Round 10 fixtures of the United Rugby Championship have been named with all details of match officials and broadcast information below.   TEAM...

Italy name 34-man squad

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Italy have named a 34-man squad for the Pergine Valsugana scheduled from 21 to 25 June.    The squad contains 18 representatives from Benetton Rugby, 14 from Zebre and...

PRO14 Rainbow Cup Round 3 Team Sheets - Saturday & Sunday

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Teams for Saturday and Sunday's PRO14 Rainbow Cup derbies have been confirmed and are listed below alongside live TV Broadcast information.     TEAM NEWS HEADLINES     #LIOvSTO Centre...

Monty Ioane to debut for Italy

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Former Bay of Plenty and Tasman Mako winger Monty Ioane will make his eagerly-awaited Italy debut in the Autumn Nations Cup on Saturday.   The Benetton winger became eligible last month and...

Italy change three for French Test

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Franco Smith has made three changes to his starting line-up for Italy’s final group game in the Autumn Nations Cup against France in Paris on Saturday.   The Azzurri are without Jake Polledri...

20 Year Old Italian Flyhalf Handed A Starting Debut Against Ireland

3 years ago by Ulitmate Rugby

20-year-old Benetton flyhalf Paolo Garbisi will make his test debut against Ireland on Saturday 24 October at Aviva Stadium.    The former u20 international has been a standout for...

Gloucester's Welsh-Born Scrumhalf Called Up To Italy Squad

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Italy head coach Franco Smith named a training squad on Tuesday for the resumption of the test season which will see Italy close off their Six Nations campaign against Ireland and England before the...

No Parisse as Franco Smith names Italy training squad

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Italy head coach Franco Smith has named a 33-man training squad ahead of their Six Nations return later this month.   The Azzurri kick-start the resumption of this year’s Six Nations...

PRO14 Returns | Benetton Rugby v Zebre Rugby

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Round 14 kicks off with an Italian derby as Benetton Rugby host  Zebre. The last time the two sides met, in Round 9, Benetton enjoyed a decent 36-25 victory despite playing just over three-quarters...

Italy Name 44-man Squad For World Cup Preparations

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Italy head coach Conor O'Shea has named a 44-man preliminary squad for the Rugby World Cup in Japan. The squad will meet up in Pergine Valsugana on 2 June.   The likes of Marco Fuser,...