Pierpaolo Pedroni (20 May 1964, in

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– 23 June 2009, in

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) was an Italian rugby union player, rugby union referee and sports commentator. He played as a lock and as a number eight. Pedroni played most of his career at

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, where he premiered in the first category at 1982/83 and would play until 1996/97. He spent a brief stint at

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in the Autumn of 1997, returning soon to Amatori Rugby Milano, where he would stay until 1999/2000. During his time at Milano he won 4 Italian Championship titles, in 1990/91, 1991/92, 1994/95 and 1995/96, and the Cup of Italy, in 1994/95. He spent his final season at

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in 1999/2000, finishing his career at 36 years old. Pedroni had 25 caps for

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, from 1989 to 1996, scoring 2 tries, 10 points on aggregate. He was called for the

1995 Rugby World Cup The 1995 Rugby World Cup (), was the third Rugby World Cup. It was hosted and won by South Africa, and was the first Rugby World Cup in which every match was held in one country. The World Cup was the first major sporting event to take place in ...

, playing in three games but without scoring.Pierpaolo Pedroni International Statistics
/ref> He decided to take the referee course after finishing his player career and became habilitated as a referee in 2004, for the Series B. He was also a sports commentator for Eurosport and Italian television. He died unexpectedly at 23 June 2009 from a heart attack, aged 45 years old.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pedroni, Pierpaolo 1964 births 2009 deaths Italian rugby union players Italy international rugby union players Italian rugby union referees Rugby union locks Rugby union number eights Sportspeople from Cremona Amatori Rugby Milano players 1995 Rugby World Cup players Crociati Parma Rugby FC players