George Biagi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Fabio Biagi | ||
| Born |
4 October 1985 Irvine, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Weight | 117 kg (18 st 6 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Fettes College | ||
| University | Bocconi University | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Lock | ||
| Current club | Zebre | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2009-2010 | Cavalieri Prato | 17 | (5) |
| 2010-2012 | Aironi | 25 | (10) |
| 2012-2013 | Bristol | 1 | (0) |
| 2013- | Zebre | 33 | (5) |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 2014- | Italy | 14 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 11 April 2015. | |||
George Fabio Biagi (born 4 October 1985 in Irvine, Scotland) is a Scottish-born Italian rugby union player who plays club rugby for Zebre. He was born in Scotland to Scots/Italian father and an Italian mother and later went to Italy to study. He has stated he has equal allegiance to both countries.[1][2]
Biagi started playing rugby at the age of 13 at Fettes College, Edinburgh. He attended Bocconi University in Milan and started playing with Grande Milano; the following year he moved to Amatori Milano. He was signed by Cavalieri Prato with whom he got promoted to Super 10 (now National Championship of Excellence) and qualified for the European Amlin Challenge Cup. He subsequently transferred to Aironi where he played since the 2010/2011 season, in the RaboDirect Pro 12 and the Heineken Cup.[3] In June 2012 he signed for Bristol Rugby[4] but in the summer of 2013, Biagi returned to Italy to join the new franchise Zebre in the RaboDirect Pro 12.
References
- ↑ "BBC Sport - George Biagi 'impressed' by Bristol set-up". BBC Sport.
- ↑ "Rugby: Fettes FP Biagi's loyalties are stretched to the limit". scotsman.com.
- ↑ http://www.giornaledibarganews.com/2010/11/10/aironi’s-giorgio-biagi-could-be-one-for-the-future/
- ↑ "BBC Sport - Bristol: Aironi lock George Biagi signs as 14 depart". BBC Sport.