Birth name | Alberto De Marchi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 13 March 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Jesolo, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 123 kg (271 lb; 19 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alberto De Marchi (born 13 March 1986 in Jesolo, Italy) is a retired Italian rugby union player. His preferred position is Prop. He previously played for Benetton Treviso in the Pro12 competition.[1] Before that he played for Aironi. He also represented Italy U21s with which he played the Under 21 Rugby World Championship and Italy A.
On 19 March 2014, De Marchi makes his move to the English Aviva Premiership to join Sale Sharks on a two-year contract.[2] He played for the Italy national rugby union team that competed at the 2015 Rugby World Cup.