Alessandro Moscardi (born 26 March 1969) is an Italian former

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player who played as a hooker. Moscardi was born in

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. He played for Rugby Rovigo Delta, from 1988/89 to 1995/96, where he won the Italian Championship, in 1989/90. He moved to Benetton Rugby Treviso, where he played from 1996/97 to 2002/03. He won five Italian Championship titles, in 1996/97, 1997/98, 1998/99, 2001/01 and 2002/03, and the Cup of Italy, in 1997/98. He spent his final season, as an amateur, at Conigliano, in 2003/04, finishing his player career afterwards. He had 44 caps for

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, from 1993 to 2002, including 17 as captain, scoring 6 tries, 30 points on aggregate. He had his first cap at the 33-11 win over

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, at 17 April 1993, in

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, for the 1992–93 FIRA Preliminary Tournament. He was called for the

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, playing in three games and scoring a try. In the Autumn of 2000 he was made captain by coach Brad Johnstone. He played in three

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competitions, from 2000 to 2002, without scoring. His last cap was at the

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, in the 45-9 loss to

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, at 7 April 2002, in

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, aged 33 years old.Alessandro Moscardi International Statistics
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