Enrico Bacchin (born 28 November 1992) is a retired Italian

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player who played as a

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and he represented

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on 5 occasions, in 2015. On 10 September 2015, he was named in the squad for the

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in substitution of Luca Morisi. Born in San Dona di Piave, Enrico played locally for San Dona rugby club, which is known for its youth academy. Later he joined the first team, of which in his first year, the club achieved promotion to the National Championship of Excellence. The next season, he transferred to

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, later gaining a permit to

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. The next season, he joined Benetton Treviso, along with fellow San Dona team members Amar Kudin and

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. From 2014 to 2016, he played for Benetton Treviso in the

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References

External links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20141129021106/http://www.benettonrugby.it/c1_118/bacchin_enrico.ashx * http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/player-27253.html * https://web.archive.org/web/20141222050333/http://www.pro12rugby.com/teams/benetton/squad.php?player=114021&includeref=dynamic * http://www.espn.co.uk/italy/rugby/player/202889.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Bacchin, Enrico 1992 births Italian rugby union players Living people Benetton Rugby players Mogliano Rugby players Italy international rugby union players Rugby union fly-halves 2015 Rugby World Cup players Rugby San Donà players Rugby union players from the Metropolitan City of Venice