Fabio Roselli (born 13 April 1971, in

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) is an Italian

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coach and former player. He previously coached

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in the

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, until his recent appointment as

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coach.

Rugby career

Roselli played his entire career for Rugby Roma Olimpic, from 1989/90 to 2002/03. He won one Italian Championship, in 1999/2000, and one Cup of Italy, in 1997/98. He had 16 caps for

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, from 1995 to 1999, scoring 5 tries, 25 points in aggregate. He played a game at the

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, in what would be his final cap for his national team. He played as a wing.

Coaching career

Roselli was the coach of the Italy national U-18 team in 2008, and was then in charge of the Italy national U-17 team. From 2020 to 2022 he was named as Assistant coach for

in the

. He later became their Head coach from 2022 to 2024. In December 2024 he was named head coach of the

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* 1971 births Living people Italian rugby union players Italian rugby union coaches Italy international rugby union players Rugby union wings 1999 Rugby World Cup players Rugby Roma Olimpic players Rugby union players from Rome {{Italy-rugbyunion-bio-stub