Tommaso Iannone (born 16 September 1990) is a retired Italian

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player and he played for

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and Benetton in the

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and the Italian national team. His position was

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, although he can also play as a

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. He began his career with Crociati Parma before he moved to Benetton Treviso in 2011. He made his international test debut in a 28–23 win against

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on 10 November 2012. In May 2013, it was announced that Tommaso Iannone was dropped from the squad and would join

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Iannone returned to Benetton in 2015.

References

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