| Nicola Piantella | |
| Birth Date: | 28 March 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Bassano del Grappa, Italy |
| Height: | 1.98m (06.5feet) |
| Weight: | 1000NaN0 |
| Position: | Lock |
| Currentclub: | Fiamme Oro |
| Youthclubs1: | Rangers Vicenza Rugby |
| Years1: | 2020−2021 |
| Clubs1: | F.I.R. Academy |
| Apps1: | - |
| Points1: | - |
| Years2: | 2021 |
| Clubs2: | →Benetton |
| Apps2: | 2 |
| Points2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2021−2022 |
| Clubs3: | Rovigo Delta |
| Apps3: | 9 |
| Points3: | 5 |
| Years4: | 2022 |
| Clubs4: | →Benetton |
| Apps4: | 3 |
| Points4: | 5 |
| Years5: | 2022−2023 |
| Clubs5: | Benetton |
| Apps5: | 1 |
| Points5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2023 |
| Clubs6: | →Mogliano |
| Apps6: | 7 |
| Points6: | 5 |
| Years7: | 2023−2024 |
| Clubs7: | Zebre Parma |
| Apps7: | 0 |
| Points7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2024− |
| Clubs8: | Fiamme Oro |
| Repyears1: | 2021 |
| Repteam1: | Italy Under 20 |
| Repcaps1: | 5 |
| Reppoints1: | 0 |
| Repyears2: | 2022 |
| Repteam2: | Emerging Italy |
| Repcaps2: | 1 |
| Reppoints2: | 0 |
| Repyears3: | 2022 |
| Repteam3: | Italy A |
| Repcaps3: | 1 |
| Reppoints3: | 0 |
| Clubupdate: | 25 Mar 2023 |
| Repupdate: | 24 Jun 2022 |
Nicola Piantella (born 28 March 2001) is an Italian rugby union player. His usual position is as a Lock and he currently plays for Serie A Elite team Fiamme Oro.[1]
Selected for F.I.R. Academy, in the 2020–21 Pro14 season, and under contract with Rovigo Delta, in 2021–22 United Rugby Championship season, he was named as Permit Player for Benetton Rugby.[2] [3] [4] [5] He made his debut in Round 16 of the competition against .[6] In 2022–23, he played for Benetton Rugby and, on loan, with Top10 team Mogliano, until the end of the season.[7] [8] [9] [10] In may 2023 he signed for Zebre Parma in United Rugby Championship, but he didn't play for injury and in march 2024 he came back in Serie A Elite with Fiamme Oro.[11]
In June 2021 Piantella was named in Italy Under 20 squad for 2021 Six Nations Under 20s Championship[12] [13] [14] On 26 May 2022, for the match against Netherlands, he was named in the 30-man Emerging Italy squad, for the 2022 July rugby union tests.[15] On 26 May Piantella was called in Italy A squad for the South African tour in the 2022 mid-year rugby union tests against Namibia and Currie Cup XV team.[16] On 13 January 2024 he was called in Italy Under 23 squad for test series against IRFU Combined Academies.[17]