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_-_Carlo_Checchinato_(cropped).jpg) Checchinato in 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 30 August 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Adria, Province of Rovigo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 242 lb (110 kg; 17 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Carlo Checchinato (born 30 August 1970 in Adria, Province of Rovigo) is an Italian rugby union former player and is the current team manager for the Italy national team.
Checchinato was born in Adria, close to Rovigo. His father, called Giancarlo, was an international lock, being capped for Italy during the 1970s. He was with the Italy national team at the World Cup in 1995 in South Africa, 1999 in Wales and in 2003 in Australia as well as in several tournaments. He earned 83 caps and scored 21 tries in international matches. Checchinato's international try total was an all-time record for forwards until 2007, when it was surpassed by Colin Charvis of Wales.[1]
Normally a number eight, he played for Rugby Rovigo and Benetton Treviso.[citation needed]
Currently he is the Italy national Team manager.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "Wales battle but are defeated by world champions". Welsh Rugby Union. 24 November 2007. Archived from the original on 16 February 2008. Retrieved 24 November 2007.
External links
[edit]- RBS 6 Nations profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 24 May 2011)
- BBC bio at the Wayback Machine (archived 16 December 2003)
- ERC bio at the Wayback Machine (archived 27 September 2007)
- Carlo Checchinato at the CONI honored athlete website (in Italian)
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