Riccardo Genovese | |
Birth Date: | 13 April 2002 |
Birth Place: | Torino, Italy |
Height: | 1890NaN0 |
Weight: | 1260NaN0 |
Position: | Prop |
Currentclub: | Benetton Rugby |
Youthyears3: | 2020−2022 |
Youthclubs1: | Rugby Calvisano |
Youthclubs2: | CUS Torino |
Youthclubs3: | F.I.R. Academy |
Years1: | 2022–2024 |
Clubs1: | Zebre Parma |
Apps1: | 12 |
Points1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2024– |
Clubs2: | Benetton |
Repyears1: | 2021–2022 |
Repteam1: | Italy U20 |
Repcaps1: | 9 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
Clubupdate: | 10 Dec 2022 |
Riccardo Genovese (born 13 April 2002) is an Italian professional rugby union player who primarily plays prop for Benetton Rugby of the United Rugby Championship.[1]
He previously played for clubs such as CUS Torino.Genovese signed for Zebre Parma in May 2022 ahead of the 2022–23 United Rugby Championship as Academy Player.[2] [3] He made his debut in Round 8 of the 2022–23 season against the .[4] He played with Zebre Parma until 2023–24 season.[5] [6]
In 2021 and 2022 Genovese was named in Italy U20s squad for annual Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[7] [8] On 30 November 2023 he was called in Italy Under 23 squad for test series against IRFU Combined Academies.[9]