Giovanni D'Onofrio

Giovanni D'Onofrio
Date of birth (1998-08-25) 25 August 1998 (age 26)
Place of birthBenevento, Italy
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight85 kg (13 st 5 lb; 187 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Current team Fiamme Oro
Youth career
Rugby Benevento
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015−2016 Rugby Benevento ()
2016−2018 F.I.R. Academy ()
2016−2017 →Zebre 3 (0)
2017−2020 Fiamme Oro 31 (80)
2018 →Zebre 1 (0)
2020−2022 Zebre 17 (20)
2021−2022 →Fiamme Oro 11 (20)
2022− Fiamme Oro ()
Correct as of 23 Apr 2022
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017−2018 Italy Under 20 13 (45)
2019− Italy Sevens
Correct as of 25 May 2020

Giovanni D'Onofrio (25 August 1998) is an Italian rugby union player. His usual position is as a Wing and he currently plays for Fiamme Oro in Top10.[1]

For 2016–17 Pro12 (selected from F.I.R. Academy), 2017-18 and 2018–19 Pro14 seasons (under contract with Fiamme Oro), D'Onofrio was named as Permit Player for Zebre.[2] [3] From 2020 to 2022 he played for Zebre in United Rugby Championship with a Dual contract in order to play on loan as Permit Player with Fiamme Oro in Top10.[4][5]

From 2017 to 2018 D'Onofrio was named in the Italy Under 20 squad [6] and from 2019 he is also part of the Italy Sevens squad to participate at the Qualifying Tournament for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[7]

  1. ^ "Giovanni D'Onofrio profile". Fiamme Oro Rugby.
  2. ^ "PARTITA UFFICIALMENTE LA STAGIONE 2018/19 DELLO ZEBRE RUGBY CLUB TEST COL PRIMO DI GIORNO DI TEST A PARMA". Zebre Rugby Club. 9 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Fra Fiamme e Zebre, sempre a tutta velocità: intervista a Giovanni D'Onofrio". www.onrugby.it. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  4. ^ "La rosa delle Zebre si rinforza con l'arrivo di cinque giovani talenti del rugby italiano". Zebre Rugby Club. Archived from the original on 4 June 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Fiamme in ritiro a Moena con 5 nuovi innesti, il ritorno di Carlo Canna e di altri 3 giocatori dalle Zebre". Fiamme Oro Rugby (in Italian). 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  6. ^ "ITALIA U20, GLI AZZURRINI PER IL WORLD RUGBY U20 CHAMPIONSHIP". Fir Rugby.
  7. ^ "ITALSEVEN, GLI AZZURRI PER IL TORNEO PREOLIMPICO DI QUALIFICAZIONE OLIMPICA". www.federugby.it.