Michele Lamaro (born 3 June 1998) is an Italian professional

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player who plays as a flanker for

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club Benetton and

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the Italy national team. At international level, Lamaro made his test debut against

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during the

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. He has previously played for clubs such as Primavera,

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, and Petrarca in the past.

Early life

Gianluca, Lamaro's father, competed for Italy in sailing at the

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and

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. He was raised ten minutes from

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and is a native of

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. Lamaro played for Primavera in his brother's footsteps before gaining a transfer to Lazio and later Petrarca.

Club career

For

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season, Lamaro was named ''Permit Player'' for Benetton in Pro 14. He was injured on 9 February 2019 and took almost a year to recover. In February 2020 he returned to help defeat Cardiff. As of the end of the 2022 season, Lamaro is captain of

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International career

From 2016 to 2018, Lamaro was named in the Italy Under 20 squad and from November 2020 he was named in the

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squad. On 25 October 2021, Lamaro was named ''Captain'' of

squad for

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in substitution of

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. In 2022, Lamaro captained Italy to their first win in 36 games in the Six Nations, with a win over Wales in the final round of the

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

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. During the

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, he set a new record for the most tackles by a player in a championship campaign with 103, surpassing the previous tally set by Jonny Gray in

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with 100.

References

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