Gianmarco Lucchesi | |
Birth Date: | 10 September 2000 |
Birth Place: | Pisa, Italy |
Height: | 1840NaN0 |
Weight: | 1100NaN0 |
Position: | Hooker |
Currentclub: | Toulon |
Youthclubs1: | Lions Amaranto Livorno |
Years1: | 2019–2020 |
Clubs1: | F.I.R. Academy |
Years2: | 2020–2024 |
Clubs2: | Benetton |
Apps2: | 48 |
Points2: | 85 |
Years3: | 2024– |
Clubs3: | Toulon |
Repyears1: | 2020 |
Repteam1: | Italy U20 |
Repcaps1: | 3 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
Repyears2: | 2020– |
Repteam2: | Italy |
Repcaps2: | 25 |
Reppoints2: | 5 |
Clubupdate: | 17 Dec 2022 |
Repupdate: | 21 Jul 2024 |
Gianmarco Lucchesi (born 10 September 2000) is an Italian professional rugby union player who primarily plays hooker for Toulon in the Top 14.[1]
Lucchesi has previously played for clubs such as Gran Ducato in the past. Initially he was named as Permit Player for the last part of 2019–20 Pro14 season and 2020–21 Pro14 season, but he immediately became a full time player in the Benetton squad.[2] [3] [4] He played for Benetton until 2023–24 United Rugby Championship season.[5]
In January 2020, Lucchesi was named in the Italy Under 20 squad for the 2020 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[6] From October 2020 he is also part of Italy squad, having made his test debut against Ireland during the 2020 Six Nations Championship.[7]