Leonardo Sarto (born 15 January 1992) is an Italian

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player who currently plays for

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in Serie A Elite. His principal position is

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Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Sarto was drafted to

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in the

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for the 2017-18 season.

Professional career

Sarto played eight games for Zebre, starting eight, playing 783 minutes, contributing 10 points in the 2015-2016 - PRO12 series. On 8 March 2016 it was announced that Leonardo would sign for

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in the summer of 2016 when the 2015-16 season concluded. Sarto made his debut for the Warriors in the pre-season match against Harlequins on 20 August 2016. In late December of 2018, Sarto signed with English Gallagher Premiership side Leicester Tigers. On 15 May 2019 he was announced as one of the players to leave Leicester following the end of the 2018-19 Premiership Rugby season. Globally, he previously played for Italian side

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and

in the

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and for

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in England's

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. From

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, Sarto played with Italian

team Benetton. He signed for Rovigo Delta in Top10 for three season until 2024.

International career

In 2011 and 2012, Sarto was named in the Italy Under 20 squad. In May 2013, Leonardo was called up by the

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for the South African Quadrangular Tournament. On his international debut against

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, he scored his first try, though his team narrowly lost the game 29-30. In 2014, Sarto debut his first

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, landing two tries, one against

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and one against

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. On 24 August 2015, he was named in the final 31-man squad for the

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References

External links

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Pro12 Profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sarto, Leonardo 1992 births Living people Italian rugby union players Italy international rugby union players Zebre Parma players Rugby union wings Glasgow Warriors players Currie RFC players Leicester Tigers players Sportspeople from the Province of Verona Rugby union players from Veneto Benetton Rugby players Rugby Rovigo Delta players Italian expatriate rugby union players Expatriate rugby union players in England Expatriate rugby union players in Scotland Italian expatriate sportspeople in England Italian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland 2015 Rugby World Cup players