Lorenzo Romano (born in

Bagno a Ripoli Bagno a Ripoli is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italy, Italian region Tuscany, located about southeast of Florence. The International School of Florence has its primary school campus in the comune.

on 31 March 1989) is a retired Italian

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player. His usual position was

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. A former judoka, he won a silver medal at the 2005 European Cadet Judo Championships. In the

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season, he played for

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. From 2011 to 2014, Romano was named in the Emerging Italy squad and he represented

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on 2 occasions in 2012. In 2009, he was also named in the Italy Under 20 squad.

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Sportspeople from Bagno a Ripoli Italian rugby union players 1989 births Living people Italy international rugby union players Rugby union props Rugby union players from Tuscany Zebre Parma players Aironi players Rugby Calvisano players Italian judoka Italian expatriate rugby union players in England Italian expatriate rugby union players in France Saracens F.C. players Wasps RFC players CS Bourgoin-Jallieu players Rugby Viadana players Crociati Parma Rugby FC players {{Italy-rugbyunion-bio-stub