Luca Sperandio (born 28 January 1996) is an Italian

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player. His usual position is as a Wing, and he currently plays for Rovigo Delta in Italian Serie A Elite. Born in

Treviso Treviso ( ; ; ) is a city and (municipality) in the Veneto region of northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Treviso and the municipality has 87.322 inhabitants (as of December 2024). Some 3,000 live within the Venetian wall ...

and raised by the Benetton entourage, Luca won Under 16 and Under 18 Italian Championships with the green-and-white club from la Marca before being called at only 18 to compete in the National Championship of Excellence – the country's main senior Championship – with

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. Since joining Benetton Treviso from Mogliano at the end of last season Sperandio has worked hard to become one of the key weapons in coach

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’s arsenal. A natural try scorer, the former Italy U20 runner stands at 6 ft 1in and around 100 kg but is gifted with some excellent speed and a rare agility, making him a reliable option in almost every spot in the backs. But it is on either wing where he is most at home and he is one of the few naturally powerful wingers in Italy's pipeline for the long-term future. Sperandio has been involved in almost every Italian Squad at junior level, and he enjoyed Six Nations Under 20 campaigns and a couple of Junior World Championships, scoring a try against Georgia last year in England. His Guinness

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debut came on the last weekend of November at Thomond Park and he hasn't stop playing since. He played with Benetton until

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season. He was picked by Crowley in the starting XV that twice beat Bayonne in the

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in December and then went on to score tries in successive League games against Zebre and Glasgow Warriors the following weekends. For 2022−23 season, he signed for French team

Albi Albi (; ) is a commune in France, commune in southern France. It is the prefecture of the Tarn (department), Tarn Departments of France, department, on the river Tarn (river), Tarn, 85 km northeast of Toulouse. Its inhabitants are called ...

. From 2023 to 2025, he played for Rovigo Delta in Italian Serie A Elite. Even if he still has a lot to learn on the tactical and positional aspects of his game, his rapid growth makes him one of the most highly anticipated players in the country's future, though it may be not too long until

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calls him to join the Azzurri setup. Until then, he will remain a player to watch for Benetton Treviso and one of the top-rated Italian youngsters taking to the field in the Guinness PRO12. On the 8 December 2021, he was selected by

Alessandro Troncon Alessandro Troncon (born 6 September 1973 in Treviso) is a former Italian rugby union player. Troncon is the 6th most capped player in Italian rugby union history, and the first Italian to gain 100 caps. The veteran scrum-half made his Italy deb ...

to be part of an Emerging Italy 27-man squad for the

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International tries

''As of 3 June 2022''

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ESPN Profile
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