Giovanni D'Onofrio (25 August 1998) is an Italian
rugby union
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player.
His usual position is as a
Wing
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and he currently plays for
Fiamme Oro
The Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro is the sport section of the Italian police force Polizia di Stato.
The color of the competition jerseys of the athletes of the Fiamme Oro is crimson, therefore the athletes of the sports group are sometimes called ...
in
Top10.
For
2016–17 Pro12
The 2016–17 Pro12 (also known as the ''Guinness Pro12'' for sponsorship reasons) was the sixteenth season of the professional rugby union competition originally known as the Celtic League, and the seventh with a four-country format. It was t ...
(selected from
F.I.R. Academy),
2017-18 and
2018–19 Pro14
The 2018–19 Pro14 (also known as the '' Guinness Pro14'' for sponsorship reasons) is the eighteenth season of the professional rugby union competition originally known as the Celtic League. It was the second season to be referred to as the '' ...
seasons (under contract with
Fiamme Oro
The Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro is the sport section of the Italian police force Polizia di Stato.
The color of the competition jerseys of the athletes of the Fiamme Oro is crimson, therefore the athletes of the sports group are sometimes called ...
), D'Onofrio was named as ''Permit Player'' for
Zebre
Zebre Parma (, meaning " Zebras") are an Italian professional rugby union team competing in the United Rugby Championship and EPCR competitions from the 2012–13 season. They are based in Parma (Emilia-Romagna), Italy. They are operated by t ...
.
From 2020 to 2022 he played for
Zebre
Zebre Parma (, meaning " Zebras") are an Italian professional rugby union team competing in the United Rugby Championship and EPCR competitions from the 2012–13 season. They are based in Parma (Emilia-Romagna), Italy. They are operated by t ...
in
United Rugby Championship
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with a ''Dual contract'' in order to play on loan as ''Permit Player'' with
Fiamme Oro
The Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro is the sport section of the Italian police force Polizia di Stato.
The color of the competition jerseys of the athletes of the Fiamme Oro is crimson, therefore the athletes of the sports group are sometimes called ...
in
Top10.
From 2017 to 2018 D'Onofrio was named in the
Italy Under 20 squad and from 2019 he is also part of the
Italy Sevens squad to participate at the
Qualifying Tournament for the
2020 Summer Olympics
The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...
.
References
External links
It's Rugby England ProfileEurosport Profile
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Sportspeople from Benevento
Italian rugby union players
Zebre Parma players
1998 births
Living people
Rugby union wings
Fiamme Oro Rugby players
Italy international rugby sevens players