Riccardo Bocchino

Riccardo Bocchino
Date of birth (1988-03-03) 3 March 1988 (age 36)
Place of birthViterbo, Italy
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half
Current team Rugby Club I Cavalieri Prato
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007–2009
2009–2010
2010–2011
2011−2012
2012−2014		 Capitolina
Rovigo
Aironi
Rugby Club I Cavalieri Prato
Capitolina Roma		 17
16
14
24
16		 (0)
(0)
(19)
(49)
(50)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2008–2011
2010–2011
 Italy A
Italy
 6
14
 (47)
(29)
Correct as of 10 September 2010
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2014−2015 Italy Sevens 16 (13)

Riccardo Bocchino (born 3 March 1988) is an Italian rugby union player. Bocchino, who is a fly-half, plays his club rugby for Aironi.[1] He made his debut for Italy against Ireland on 6 February 2010.[2]

Bocchino began his career at Capitolina, with whom he made his debut during the 2007–08 season.[1] He played for the Italian under-20 team at the 2008 IRB Junior World Championship[3] and Italy A at the 2009 IRB Nations Cup.[4] Bocchino moved to Rovigo prior to the 2009–10 season.[1] He was named in Nick Mallett's squad for the 2010 Six Nations Championship, making his debut against Ireland.[5]

Bocchino joined Aironi in 2010 prior to their first season in the Celtic League.[6]

  1. ^ a b c "Bocchino Riccardo" (in French). itsrugby.fr. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
  2. ^ "Riccardo Bocchino". ESPN. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
  3. ^ "France name squad for JWC". ESPN. 21 May 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
  4. ^ "France A and Italy A name Nations Cup squads". International Rugby Board. 26 May 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
  5. ^ "Mallett keeps same line-up Ready to take on Ireland". La Gazzetta dello Sport. 4 February 2010. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
  6. ^ "Re: [RUGBYLIST] Notizie del lunedì" (in Italian). rugbylist.it. 24 May 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2019.