Marcello Violi | |
Birth Date: | 11 October 1993 |
Birth Place: | Parma |
Height: | 1.78m (05.84feet) |
Weight: | 800NaN0 |
Position: | Scrum-Half |
Currentclub: | Valorugby Emilia |
Youthyears1: | 2010−2011 |
Youthclubs1: | Rugby Noceto Football Club |
Years1: | 2011-2012 |
Clubs1: | F.I.R. Academy |
Apps1: | 15 |
Points1: | 4 |
Years2: | 2012−2013 |
Clubs2: | Crociati RFC |
Apps2: | 16 |
Points2: | 50 |
Years3: | 2013−2015 |
Clubs3: | Calvisano |
Apps3: | 42 |
Points3: | 75 |
Years4: | 2014 |
Clubs4: | →Zebre |
Apps4: | 1 |
Points4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2015−2022 |
Clubs5: | Zebre |
Apps5: | 79 |
Points5: | 109 |
Years6: | 2022−2024 |
Clubs6: | Valorugby Emilia |
Apps6: | 19 |
Points6: | 10 |
Repyears1: | 2012−2013 |
Repteam1: | Italy Under 20 |
Repcaps1: | 11 |
Reppoints1: | 34 |
Repyears2: | 2014−2021 |
Repteam2: | Italy A |
Repcaps2: | 5 |
Reppoints2: | 5 |
Repyears3: | 2015−2021 |
Repcaps3: | 21 |
Reppoints3: | 3 |
Coachyears1: | 2023−2024 |
Coachyears2: | 2024– |
Coachteams1: | Valorugby Emilia (Assistant coach) |
Coachteams2: | Valorugby Emilia (Head coach) |
Clubupdate: | 25 Feb 2022 |
Repupdate: | 1 Nov 2021 |
Marcello Violi (born 11 October 1993) was an Italian rugby union player. His usual position was as a Scrum-half, and he currently plays for Valorugby Emilia.[1] From summer 2024 he is named Head Coach of Valorugby Emilia.[2]
Under contract with Calvisano, for the 2014–15 Pro12 season, he was named like Permit Player for Zebre in Pro 14.[3] He played with Zebre from 2015 to 2022.[4] From 2022 to 2024 he played for Valorugby Emilia in Serie A Elite.[5]
After playing for Italy Under 20 in 2012 and 2013,[6] in 2014, he was also named in the Emerging Italy squad.[7]
In January 2015, Violi was named in the Italian squad for the 2015 Six Nations Championship.[8] On 24 August 2015, he was named in the final 31-man squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.[9] On the 19 October 2021, he was selected by Alessandro Troncon to be part of an Italy A squad for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals.[10] He represented Italy on 21 occasions.