Giacomo Ferrari (born 22 January 2002) is an Italian

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player, currently playing for Italian

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side

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. His preferred position is

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. Ferrari signed for

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in May 2022 ahead of the

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as ''Academy Player''. He made his debut in Round 7 of the 2022–23 season against the . In February 2024, he signed a 4 year contract with Zebre senior squad. In 2021 and 2022, Ferrari was named in Italy U20s squad for annual

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. On 10 January 2023, he was named in Italy A squad for a ''uncapped test'' against Romania A.

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* 2002 births Rugby union players from Rome Zebre Parma players Living people Rugby union flankers Italian rugby union players 21st-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-rugbyunion-bio-stub