Ornel Gega Explained

Ornel Gega
Birth Name:Ornel Gega
Birth Date:1990 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Lezhë, Albania
Height:1.8m (05.9feet)
Weight:103kg (227lb)
Ru Position:Hooker
Ru Amateuryears:2005−2008
2008−2010
Ru Amateurclubs:Rugby Paese
Treviso
Ru Nationalteam:Italy Under 20
Emerging Italy
Ru Nationalyears:2009−2010
2014−2015
2016–2017
Ru Nationalcaps:7
5
15
Ru Nationalpoints:(10)
(0)
(15)
Ru Ntupdate:27 June 2017
Ru Clubyears:2010–2013
2013–2015
2015–2020
Ru Proclubs:Petrarca
Mogliano
Benetton
Ru Clubcaps:46
37
24
Ru Clubpoints:(40)
(5)
(10)
Ru Clubupdate:12 February 2016
Ru Coachyears:2020–
Ru Coachclubs:Rugby Paese (assistant coach)

Ornel Gega (born 24 March 1990) is a retired Albanian-born Italian rugby union player. and his position was hooker.

From 2015 to 2020 he played for Benetton.[1]

He was named in the Italian squad for the 2016 Six Nations Championship. He made his debut on 6 February against France[2] He is the first Albanian-born rugby union player to have featured in a major international tournament, having played for Italy at the 2016 Six Nations Championship.

Had two outings during last season's tournament and has gone from strength to strength since then, figuring as a regular starter and producing a big display in November's victory over the Springboks.

In January 2017, he was included in the Italy squad for the 2017 Six Nations Championship, in a competition where he has played 2 games before, without scoring

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Comunicato Ornel Gega. 20 January 2020.
  2. Web site: France vs Italy teams: Jacques Brunel names four debutants to start new era as Conor O'Shea waits in the wings. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220524/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-union/international/france-vs-italy-teams-jacques-brunel-names-four-debutants-to-start-new-era-as-conor-oshea-waits-in-a6853366.html . 24 May 2022 . subscription . live. 4 February 2016. The Independent. 5 February 2016.