Andrea Castellani (born 15 May 1972 in

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) is a former Italian rugby union player and a current coach. He played as a prop. Castellani played for

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(1993/94–1995/96), where he won the Italian Championship in 1993/94, Benetton Treviso (1996/97), winning once more the Italian Championship, L'Aquila Rugby (1997/98) and

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(1998/99–2002/03), winning his third national title for a different team in 1999/2000. Castellani had 20 caps for

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, from 1994 to 1999, scoring 1 try, 5 points in aggregate. He was called for the

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, never leaving the bench, and for the

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, where he played two games. After retiring from playing, he became assistant coach for Unione Rugby Capitolina, from 2003/04 to 2007/08.

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