Vincenzo Bertolotto (24 April 1912 – 4 April 1992) was an Italian commercial

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and dual-code

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er who played

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in the 1930s and 1940s before switching to

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in 1950s. For union, he played as a

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for club sides CUS Torino Rugby and R.S. Ginnastica Torino, the latter of which he

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ed, as well as Italy national team whom he also captained. For league, he played as a for

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and the

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, which to he captained. He has been described as "Italy's first great cross-code international".

Club career

Rugby union

Vincenzo Bertolotto was the captain of the R.S. Ginnastica Torino team that won the 1947 Campionati italiani. In honour of this, Bertolotto'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 Bertolotto on the 1950 rugby league tour.

Rugby league

Bertolotto was part of

team that joined the French league.

International career

Rugby union

Vincenzo Bertolotto won caps for

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in the

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against

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and

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, as well as the 1937 edition against the same opponents, the 1942 against

, and the 1948 edition, his first as captain, against

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Rugby league

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resident, the 1950

tour of Great Britain and France which he

ed. He was part of the

squad that toured again in 1954.

Personal life

Bertolotto is the father of the architect Carlo Bertolotto.

References

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

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*Francesco Volpe; Paolo Pacetti, Rugby 2012, Roma, Zesi

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

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External links

rugbyleagueproject profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bertolotto, Vincenzo 1912 births 1992 deaths Italian rugby league players Italian rugby union players Italy international rugby union players Italy national rugby league team captains Italy national rugby league team players Sportspeople from Turin Rugby league second-rows Rugby union flankers Rugby union locks Torino XIII captains Torino XIII players RS Ginnastica Torino players