Filippo Drago | |
Birth Date: | 2001 12, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Treviso, Italy |
Weight: | 96kg (212lb) |
Ru Position: | Centre |
Currentclub: | Benetton/Zebre Parma |
Youthclubs1: | F.I.R. Academy |
Years1: | 2020–2022 |
Clubs1: | Mogliano |
Apps1: | 20 |
Points1: | 20 |
Years2: | 2021–2022 |
Clubs2: | → Benetton Rugby |
Apps2: | 9 |
Points2: | 5 |
Years3: | 2022– |
Clubs3: | Benetton Rugby |
Apps3: | 0 |
Points3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2024– |
Clubs4: | →Zebre Parma |
Ru Clubupdate: | 21 May 2022 |
Repyears1: | 2021 |
Repteam1: | Italy U20 |
Repcaps1: | 5 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
Repyears2: | 2021− |
Repteam2: | Italy A |
Repcaps2: | 4 |
Reppoints2: | 0 |
Ru Ntupdate: | 24 Jun 2022 |
Filippo Drago (born 24 December 2001) is an Italian rugby union player, currently playing for Italian United Rugby Championship side Zebre Parma, on loan from Benetton. His preferred position is centre.[1] [2] [3]
Under contract with Top10 team Mogliano, Drago signed for as a Permit player in June 2021.[4] He made his debut in Round 3 of the 2021–22 EPCR Challenge Cup against the .[5] From November 2024 he played for Zebre Parma until the end of the 2024–25 United Rugby Championship season. He made his debut in Round 7 of United Rugby Championship in the 2024–25 season against the with a try.[6]
In June 2021 Drago was named in Italy Under 20 squad for 2021 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[7] On 14 October 2021, he was selected by Alessandro Troncon to be part of an Italy A 28-man squad for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals[8] and on 8 December he was named in Emerging Italy 27-man squad also for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals.[9] On 9 December 2023 he was called in Italy Under 23 squad for test series against IRFU Combined Academies.[10]