Filippo Drago (rugby union)

Filippo Drago
Date of birth (2001-12-24) 24 December 2001 (age 23)
Place of birthTreviso, Italy
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight96 kg (15.1 st; 212 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Current team Benetton/Zebre Parma
Youth career
F.I.R. Academy
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2020–2022 Mogliano 20 (20)
2021–2022 → Benetton Rugby 9 (5)
2022– Benetton Rugby 0 (0)
2024– →Zebre Parma ()
Correct as of 21 May 2022
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2021 Italy U20 5 (0)
2021− Italy A 4 (0)
Correct as of 24 Jun 2022

Filippo Drago (born 24 December 2001) is an Italian rugby union player, currently playing for Italian United Rugby Championship side Zebre Parma, on loan from Benetton. His preferred position is centre.[1][2][3]

Under contract with Top10 team Mogliano, Drago signed for Benetton as a Permit player in June 2021.[4] He made his debut in Round 3 of the 2021–22 EPCR Challenge Cup against the Dragons.[5] From November 2024 he played for Zebre Parma until the end of the 2024–25 United Rugby Championship season. He made his debut in Round 7 of United Rugby Championship in the 2024–25 season against the Ospreys with a try.[6]

In June 2021 Drago was named in Italy Under 20 squad for 2021 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[7] 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[8] and on 8 December he was named in Emerging Italy 27-man squad also for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals.[9] On 9 December 2023 he was called in Italy Under 23 squad for test series against IRFU Combined Academies.[10]

References

  1. ^ "I TRE PERMIT PLAYER DA RE, DRAGO E DRUDI DIVENTANO LEONI". Benetton Rugby (in Italian). 13 April 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Filippo Drago". Benetton Rugby. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Le Zebre Parma ingaggiano in prestito il centro Filippo Drago dalla Benetton Treviso". Zebre Parma (in Italian). 14 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Dodici i permit players selezionati per la prossima stafione sportiva". Benetton Rugby. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  5. ^ "European Challenge Cup: Benetton 23-9 Dragons - ninth defeat in 10 games for poor visitors". BBC Sport. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Le Zebre volano sulle proprie Ali: Ospreys battuti 22-17". Zebre Parma. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Selezione Italia U20, gli Azzurrini convocati per il raduno di Parma". Italy Rugby.
  8. ^ "Italia A, gli azzurri convocati per il match contro la Spagna". FIR (in Italian). 14 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  9. ^ "ITALIA EMERGENTI, GLI AZZURRI CONVOCATI PER IL MATCH CONTRO LA ROMANIA". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 8 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  10. ^ "SELEZIONE ITALIA U23, GLI AZZURRI CONVOCATI PER IL RADUNO DI PARMA". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 30 November 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.

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