Sergio Aleati (born ) was an Italian

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and professional

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footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for R.S. Ginnastica Torino, and representative level rugby league (RL) for

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, and at club level for

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, as a .

Playing career

International honours

Rugby league

Vincenzo Bertolotto co-organised (with Dennis Chappel

from

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, and a

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resident), and

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ed the

(RL) tour of 1950 to France (3 matches), England (including; 28-49 defeat by

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on Saturday 26 August 1950,

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on Wednesday 6 September 1950, St. Helens at

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on Thursday 16 November 1950), and Wales (including; 11-29 defeat by South Wales XIII at

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on Saturday 2 September 1950). The

(RL) squad was;

Guido Aleati Guido Aleati (born ) is an Italian rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for R.S. Ginnastica Torino, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Italy, a ...

(previously of R.S. Ginnastica Torino (RU)), Sergio Aleati (previously of R.S. Ginnastica Torino (RU)), Roberto Antonioli (previously of R.S. Ginnastica Torino (RU)),

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(previously of R.S. Ginnastica Torino (RU)), Vincenzo Bertolotto (previously of R.S. Ginnastica Torino (RU)),

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(previously of R.S. Ginnastica Torino (RU)),

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(previously of R.S. Ginnastica Torino (RU)),

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(previously of R.S. Ginnastica Torino (RU)),

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, Enzo Francesconi,

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, Aldo Guglielminotti (previously of R.S. Ginnastica Torino (RU)), Giovanni Orecchia,

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, Franco Pipino, Giorgio Rassaval,

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, Giovanni Tamagno (previously of R.S. Ginnastica Torino (RU)), Oreste Tescari and Giovanni Vigna.

Club career

Rugby union

Aleati was a member of the R.S. Ginnastica Torino (RU) team that won the 1947 Campionati italiani. In honour of this, Aleati's name appears alongside his teammates on a plaque affixed to Motovelodromo Fausto Coppi in Turin, the squad was; eight players that would subsequently accompany Aleati on the 1950 rugby league tour, and also Ausonio Alacevich, Bianco, Campi, Chiosso, Chiosso, Mario Dotti IV, Pescarmona, Piovano, Rocca, Felice Rama (

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), Siliquini, and Sandro Vigliano.

Rugby league

Following the

(RL) tour of 1950 to France, England, and Wales, a

featuring Sergio Aleati joined the French league.

References

*Benedetto Pasqua; Mirio Da Roit, Cent'anni di rugby a Torino (One Hundred Years of Rugby in Turin), Torino, Ananke 011*Francesco Volpe; Paolo Pacetti, Rugby 2012, Roma, Zesi 011*Gianluca Barca; Gian Franco Bellè, La Sesta Nazione (The Sixth Nation), Parma, Grafiche Step

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Aleati, Sergio 1920s births Possibly living people Italian rugby league players Italian rugby union players Italy national rugby league team players Rugby league halfbacks Year of birth uncertain Torino XIII players Place of birth missing RS Ginnastica Torino players