Piergianni Farina

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Piergianni Farina
Date of birth (1959-07-01) 1 July 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth Bassano del Grappa, Italy
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Flanker, Number 8
Amateur clubs
Years Club / team
- Rugby Bassano
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
- Petrarca Rugby
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1987  Italy 3 (0)

Piergianni Farina (born Bassano del Grappa, 1 June 1959) is a former Italian rugby union player who played as flanker and number 8.

Biography

Coming from Rugby Bassano[1], Farina later moved to Padua, playing for Petrarca Rugby.

With the Paduan team, Farina became Italian champion for four consecutive seasons.

He played three matches with the Italy national team: debutting in the 1985-87 FIRA Cup against France A1, he was among the starting members in two 1987 Rugby World Cup matches: against New Zealand and Fiji, in the former as flanker and in the latter, as number eight.

Notes

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Bibliography

Various Autors, Attimi senza tempo. Bassano del Grappa, Editrice Artistica Bassano 2001 (biographic traits of sportspeople from Veneto).

External links

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  1. Il Rugby Bassano festeggia il trentennale