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)
Position:Hooker
Amatyears1:2005−2008
Amatyears2:2008−2010
Amatteam1:Rugby Paese
Amatteam2:Treviso
Repteam1:Italy Under 20
Repyears1:2009−2010
Repyears2:2014−2015
Repyears3:2016–2017
Repcaps1:7
Repcaps2:5
Repcaps3:15
Reppoints1:10
Reppoints2:0
Reppoints3:15
Ru Ntupdate:27 June 2017
Years1:2010–2013
Years2:2013–2015
Years3:2015–2020
Clubs1:Petrarca
Clubs2:Mogliano
Clubs3:Benetton
Apps1:46
Apps2:37
Apps3:24
Points1:40
Points2:5
Points3:10
Ru Clubupdate:12 February 2016
Coachyears1:2020–
Coachteams1: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.