Manuel Zuliani (; born 26 April 2000) is an Italian professional

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who primarily plays

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for Benetton of the

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Professional career

Selected for F.I.R. Academy, he represented

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in the

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as ''Additional Player''. Under contract with

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, for the last part of

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season and for the

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season, he was named as ''Permit Player'' for Benetton. In January 2019, Zuliani was also named in the Italy Under 20 squad for the

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and in 2020 the squad for the

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. On the 13 January 2022, he was selected by

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to be part of an

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33-man squad for the

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. He made his debut against

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. On 22 August 2023, he was named in the Italy's 33-man squad for the

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Manuel Zuliani
at Elite Athlete Management 2000 births Living people Italian rugby union players Rugby Calvisano players Benetton Rugby players Rugby union flankers Mogliano Rugby players Italy international rugby union players Sportspeople from Castelfranco Veneto Rugby union players from the Province of Treviso 2023 Rugby World Cup players {{Italy-rugbyunion-bio-stub