Iacopo Bianchi

Iacopo Bianchi[note 1] (born Arezzo, 5 May 1998) is an Italian rugby union player. His usual position is as a Flanker and he currently plays for Zebre in Pro14.[4]

Iacopo Bianchi

Full name	Iacopo Bianchi
Date of birth	5 May 1998
Place of birth	Arezzo, Italy
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	108 kg (17 st 0 lb; 238 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker Current team Zebre Youth career Vasari Arezzo I Medicei Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2016−2017 F.I.R. Academy () 2017−2020 Fiamme Oro 37 (15) 2018−2019 →Zebre 7 (0) 2019−2020 →Zebre 4 (5) 2020− Zebre 1 (0) Correct as of 29 Dec 2020 National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2017−2018 Italy Under 20 14 (5) Correct as of 20 May 2020

For 2018–19 Pro14 season, Bianchi was named as Additional Player for Zebre and in 2019–20 Pro14 season he was named as Permit Player ever for Zebre.[5][6]

In 2017 and 2018, Bianchi was named in the Italy Under 20 squad.[7]

Notes

1. There are different spellings of Bianchi's name in use. Zebre rugby lists the spelling of his first name as Iacopo,[1] which is also used by the Pro14 in their news sources, but several other website lists his name as Jacopo Bianchi. Both variants yield several search results from reliable sources.[2][3] The player hasn't publicly commented on his preferred name spelling.

References

1. "Iacopo Bianchi". Zebre. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
2. "Iacopo Bianchi - Google News Search". Google. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
3. "Jacopo Bianchi - Google Search". Google. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
4. "Zebre Rugby Club - Cinque giovani talenti italiani per le Zebre del futuro". Zebre Rugby Club. June 1, 2020.
5. "LUNEDI 3 GIUGNO L'INIZIO DELLA STAGIONE 2019-20. 5 PERMIT PLAYERS E 5 GIOCATORI AGGREGATI". Zebre Rugby Club. May 31, 2019.
6. "Iacopo Bianchi". Zebre Rugby Club.
7. "ITALIA U20, GLI AZZURRINI PER IL WORLD RUGBY U20 CHAMPIONSHIP". Fir Rugby.

External links

• It's RugbyFrance profile
• Ultimate Rugby Profile