Roberto Saetti (born 27 November 1967 in
Padova) is a former Italian rugby union player. He played as flanker and a lock. He is professionally a surgeon in his home city of
Padova.
Saetti first played for Belluno Rugby, moving afterwards to
Petrarca Padova Rugby
Petrarca Rugby is a rugby union club from Padua, Italy, currently competing in the top tier of the Italian rugby union, the Top10.
Founded in 1947, the team is the rugby union branch of the Unione Sportiva Petrarca, an omnisport club that inclu ...
, where he spent his entire adult career, from 1985/86 to 1999/2000. He won the
National Championship of Excellence twice, in 1985/86 and 1986/87.
He had 19 caps for
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
, from 1988 to 1992, scoring 1 try, 4 points on aggregate. He was called for the
1991 Rugby World Cup
The 1991 Rugby World Cup was the second edition of the Rugby World Cup, and was jointly hosted by England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and France: at the time, the five European countries who participated in the Five Nations Championship. This was ...
, playing in two games.
Roberto Saetti International Statistics
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After his retirement from rugby union, he became a full-time surgeon.
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1967 births
Living people
Italian rugby union players
Italy international rugby union players
Petrarca Rugby players
Rugby union flankers
Rugby union locks
Sportspeople from Padua
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