Player Movements: Benetton Treviso

August 22, 2016
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Ultimate Rugby

Being one of the only two Italian rugby sides to compete in the Pro12 league, Benetton Treviso has been assisting with the development of Italian rugby.

For their 2016/17 campaign, the club has re-shuffled its squad with 15 new players in, and 13 players out.

See the talents heading to Stadio di Monigo, and those leaving it:

David Odiete (signed April 2016 from Mogliano)

Odiete received a call up to the Italian squad for the 2016 Six Nations Championship, where he made his debut in February against France.

From 2012 to 2015, he played with Zebre in Pro 12.

Marty Banks (signed 12 May 2016 from Highlanders)

Banks displayed his skills for Tasman in 2013, where he was the top scorer in history with 476 points scored.

His solid performances allow him to land in the Super Rugby signing for the Hurricanes.

Banks earned the nickname "Money in the Banks" after successfully kicking a couple of clutch shots at goal that won the Highlanders the game in their 2015 championship winning season.

Tito Tebaldi (signed 17 May 2016 from Harlequins)

Tito is from a family of rugby players, Uncle Daniel has 13 caps with the Italian national team and was part of the World Cups in 1987 and 1991.

In 2006, Tito he moved to the Grand Duchy Parma, making his debut in the Super 10 and in the Challenge Cup.

Michael Tagicakibau (signed 20 May 2016 from Scarlets)

Tagicakibau began his rugby career at Taranaki, and in the 2008/2009 season, he moved to London Welsh, having impressed the then director of rugby Brendan Venter.

He then joined Saracens, with whom he played from 2009 to 2014, winning the title of champion of England in 2011 and coming in the final Premiership and Heineken Cup in 2014.

Ian McKinley (signed 23 May 2016 from Viadana)

McKinley debuted for Leinster's first team in the 2008-09 season and representated Ireland at the Under20 World Championships in Japan.

After a serious eye injury in 2010, McKinley took time off from the field and became the technical staff member for league team Leonorso Rugby.

In the 2014-15 season, he returned to professional rugby playing for Viadana.

Also in:

Nicola Quaglio (from Rovigo Delta)

Giorgio Bronzini (from Rovigo Delta)

Guglielmo Zanini (from Rovigo Delta)

Andrea Buondonno (from Mogliano)

Filippo Gerosa (from Viadana)

Tiziano Pasquali (from Leicester Tigers)

Tommaso Allan (from USA Perignan)