Lorenzo Cannone | |
Birth Date: | 28 January 2001 |
Birth Place: | Florence, Italy |
Height: | 1880NaN0[1] |
Weight: | 1100NaN0 |
Relatives: | Niccolò Cannone (brother) |
Position: | Flanker, Number 8 |
Currentclub: | Benetton |
Youthclubs1: | Bombo Rugby Firenze |
Youthclubs2: | Florentia Rugby |
Years1: | 2019−2020 |
Clubs1: | F.I.R. Academy |
Years2: | 2020–2021 |
Clubs2: | Petrarca |
Apps2: | 16 |
Points2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2021– |
Clubs3: | Benetton |
Apps3: | 21 |
Points3: | 20 |
Repyears1: | 2020–2021 |
Repteam1: | Italy U20 |
Repcaps1: | 8 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
Repyears2: | 2021–2022 |
Repteam2: | Italy A |
Repcaps2: | 4 |
Reppoints2: | 10 |
Repyears3: | 2022– |
Repteam3: | Italy |
Repcaps3: | 16 |
Reppoints3: | 20 |
Clubupdate: | 19 November 2022 |
Repupdate: | 6 Oct 2023 |
Lorenzo Cannone (born 28 January 2001) is an Italian professional rugby union player who primarily plays number eight for Benetton of the United Rugby Championship.[2]
Cannone has previously played for clubs such as Petrarca in the past. He signed for Benetton in June 2021 ahead of the 2021–22 United Rugby Championship.[3] He made his debut in Round 1 of the 2021–22 season against the .[4]
In 2020 and 2021 Lorenzo Cannone was named in Italy U20s squad for annual Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[5] 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.[6] On 10 October 2022 he was selected by Kieran Crowley to be part of an Italy 33-man squad for the 2022 November Internationals matches against He made his debut against Samoa .[7]
On 22 August 2023, he was named in the Italy's 33-man squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.[8]