Michela Sillari (born 23 February 1993) is an Italian

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player. She plays

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for

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internationally and for Valsugana Rugby Padova at club level. She has competed in two

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's, in

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and in the delayed

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tournament. As of April 2025, Sillari is the best international scorer for Italy still in activity, and the second best overall after the retired

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Rugby career

Sillari started playing rugby at the age of seven, she first played for Amatori Parma's youth team and then moved on to play for the Rugby Noceto Football Club, and then for Lupe Piacenza. She played for Rugby Colorno from 2011 to 2016. Sillari made her

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debut for

against

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on 12 February in

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in the

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. In 2016 she joined Aylesford Bulls, who later merged with Harlequins in 2017, and went on to win the 2016–17

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season. She then returned to Rugby Colorno in 2017, and made the Italian squad for the

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. On 23 April 2022, Sillari was named Player of the Match in Italy's Six Nations win over

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, she scored ten of her side's 20 points. On 9 September, leading up to the

, Sillari scored a try in her side's 26–19 victory over

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in a warm-up match. She was selected in

's squad for the delayed

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. She was named in the Italian side for the

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References

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