Marcos Gallorini

Marcos Gallorini (born 11 October 2004) is an Italian rugby union player, who primarily plays prop for Benetton Rugby in United Rugby Championship and Mogliano in the Italian Serie A Elite, on loan as Permit Player.[2][3][4]

Marcos Gallorini
Full nameMarcos Francesco Gallorini
Date of birth (2004-10-11) 11 October 2004
Place of birthArezzo, Italy
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight133 kg (293 lb; 20 st 13 lb)}
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team Benetton/Mogliano
Youth career
2017–2020 Vasari Arezzo
2020−2022 Capitolina
2023−2024 Benetton Academy
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2020–2023 Capitolina 1 (0)
2023− Benetton ()
2023− →Mogliano ()
Correct as of 8 August 2023
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2023– Italy U20[1] 9 (25)
Correct as of 25 February 2024

Club career

Marcos Gallorini started his career in his home town with Vasari Rugby Arezzo,[5][6] before moving to Rome and the Unione Rugby Capitolina in Serie A on the summer 2022.[7][8]

In March 2023, he joined the Benetton Treviso academy.[9]

International career

Marcos Gallorini first impressed with Italy under-18s, being instrumental in results such as a 41-10 trashing of their Irish counterpart.[5]

He started playing with Italy under-20s during the 2023 Six Nations, where he was a standout player.[7][10][11][12] In 2024 he took part in the victory over the French U20 team in Béziers.[13]

References
  1. Allrugby.com
  2. "TRE GIOVANI UNDER 20 DAL MONDIALE SUDAFRICANO IN MAGLIA BIANCOBLU'". Rugby Mogliano. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  3. "DEFINITI I PERCORSI INDIVIDUALI DEGLI ATLETI DELL'ACCADEMIA DEL BENETTON RUGBY". Benetton Rugby (in Italian). Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  4. "Player profile". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  5. "Gallorini protagonista con l'Italia Under18". www.quinewsarezzo.it.
  6. "Borsa di studio al merito sportivo per Marcos Gallorini, pilone del Vasari Rugby". ArezzoNotizie.
  7. "Rugby, talento nazionale a 19 anni Gallorini: "Devo tutto al Vasari"". La Nazione. 16 March 2023.
  8. Frétigné, Laurent (5 February 2023). "6 Nations 2023. Les raisons du renouveau du rugby italien". ouest-france.fr. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  9. "Rugby: Fir, in 7 proseguono il percorso formativo nelle accademie di Zebre e Benetton". www.ildubbio.news.
  10. Deudon, Benjamin (2 June 2023). "Rugby : 6 jeunes Rochelais appelés par l'équipe de France des moins de 20 ans avant l'Irlande" – via Sud Ouest.
  11. "L'aretino Gallorini protagonista con l'Italia". La Nazione. 10 February 2023.
  12. "The players who can make the step up to the Guinness Six Nations in years to come". 17 March 2023.
  13. Sixnations.com


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