Riccardo Favretto | |
Birth Date: | 18 October 2001 |
Birth Place: | Treviso, Italy |
Height: | 2m (07feet) |
Weight: | 1100NaN0 |
Position: | Lock |
Currentclub: | Benetton |
Youthyears4: | 2018−2019 |
Youthclubs1: | Silea Rugby |
Youthclubs2: | Mogliano |
Youthclubs3: | Casale |
Youthclubs4: | Benetton |
Years1: | 2019−2021 |
Clubs1: | Mogliano |
Apps1: | 8 |
Points1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2020−2021 |
Clubs2: | →Benetton |
Apps2: | 15 |
Points2: | 5 |
Years3: | 2021− |
Clubs3: | Benetton |
Apps3: | 3 |
Points3: | 0 |
Repyears1: | 2020 |
Repteam1: | Italy Under 20 |
Repcaps1: | 3 |
Repyears2: | 2021− |
Repteam2: | Italy |
Repcaps2: | 2 |
Reppoints2: | 0 |
Repyears3: | 2021− |
Repteam3: | Italy A |
Repcaps3: | 1 |
Reppoints3: | 0 |
Clubupdate: | 16 Oct 2021 |
Repupdate: | 25 February 2024 |
Riccardo Favretto (Treviso, 18 October 2001) is an Italian rugby union player.His usual position is as a Lock and he currently plays for Benetton in United Rugby Championship.[1]
Under contract with Mogliano, for the last matches of 2019–20 Pro14 season and for 2020–21 Pro14 season, he was named as Permit Player for Benetton.[2] [3]
In 2020, Favretto was named in the Italy Under 20 squad.[4] From March 2021 he is also part of Italy squad.[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 13 January 2024 he was called in Italy Under 23 squad for test series against IRFU Combined Academies.[7]