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Birth name | Giovanbattista Venditti | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 27 March 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Avezzano, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 111 kg (17 st 7 lb; 245 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Giovanbattista Venditti (Italian pronunciation: [dʒoˌvambatˈtista venˈditti] ; born 27 March 1990) is a retired Italian rugby union player for of Italian national rugby union team. He represented Italy on 44 occasions and he normally played as a wing. In January 2012 he was called up to the Italian team for the 2012 Six Nations Championship.[1] [2][3][4] He made his Italian debut against France on 4 February 2012. He scored his first try for Italy in his second game against England.[5]
Venditti played for Aironi from 2010 to 2012 and Zebre from 2012 to 2020 with exception for 2016-16 when he signed for Newcastle Falcons .[6]