Sandro Vigliano is an

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former

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footballer who played in the 1930s, and 1940s. He played at representative level for

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), and at club level for CUS Torino Rugby, and R.S. Ginnastica Torino, as a

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Playing career

International honours

Sandro Vigliano represented

in 1937 against

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, in the 1937 FIRA Tournament (

) against

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, and

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, in 1939 against

, and in 1942 against

Club career

Sandro Vigliano was a member of the CUS Torino Rugby team that won the 1936, and 1941 Campionati italiani, and was also a member of the R.S. Ginnastica Torino team that won the 1947 Campionati italiani. In honour of this, Vigliano's name appears alongside his teammates on a plaque affixed to Motovelodromo Fausto Coppi in Turin, the squad was; Ausonio Alacevich,

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, Campi,

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, Mario Dotti IV, Aldo Guglielminotti, Pescarmona, Piovano, Rocca, Felice Rama (

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), Siliquini, Giovanni Tamagno, and Sandro Vigliano.

References

*Benedetto Pasqua; Mirio Da Roit, Cent'anni di rugby a Torino (One Hundred Years of Rugby in Turin), Torino, Ananke

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*Gianluca Barca; Gian Franco Bellè, La Sesta Nazione (The Sixth Nation), Parma, Grafiche Step

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External links

Search for "Alacevich" at rugbyleagueproject.org
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