Michele Rizzo

Quick Facts

Full Name	Michele Rizzo
Occupation	Rugby Union Player
Date Of Birth	Sep 16, 1982(1982-09-16)
Age	42
Birthplace	Dolo
Country	Italy
Birth City	Veneto
Horoscope	Virgo

Michele Rizzo Biography

Michele Rizzo is one of the most popular and richest Rugby Union Player who was born on September 16, 1982 in Dolo, Veneto, Italy.

Rizzo was born in Dolo, province of Venice, but spent his early years living in Padua where he attended the Istituto professionale alberghiero Pietro d’Abano. He grew up playing for Petrarca alongside his younger brother Marco, of which he also was the captain for two seasons (2007–08 and 2008–09). With the reputation of being a solid and aggressive player, good in scrummage but who also loves playing ball in hand with surprising speed, Rizzo was seen as one of the best young Italian props. He has been capped by the Italy national rugby union team, making his debut playing 4 minutes against Australia in

2005. In 2009, he joined Benetton Treviso, where he formed one of the best cores of props in the league alongside Lorenzo Cittadini and Alberto De Marchi. With Benetton, Rizzo won a Scudetto and Coppa Italia double in 2009–10.

In 2012, Rizzo was selected by Italy’s head coach Jacques Brunel to play in his first Six Nations. On 23 June 2014, Rizzo along with teammate Leonardo Ghiraldini made his move to join Leicester Tigers in the English Aviva Premiership from the 2014–15 season. In the same year, after playing in the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England, Rizzo tored his ACL, in the same knee where he suffered another bad injury in 2002, missing the rest of the season. He spent the early part of the 2017–18 season for Edinburgh Rugby of the Pro14 on a short term emergency loan. He returned to Leicester in December and was immediately named in the club’s Champions’ Cup squad. On 30 May 2018, Rizzo returned to Petrarca on a two years deal where he ended his career.

Michele Rizzo Net Worth

Michele Rizzo is one of the richest Rugby Union Player from Italy. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Michele Rizzo 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Michele Rizzo (born 16 September 1982) is an Italian former rugby union player. His preferred position was prop but he can also play as a hooker. Rizzo last played for Petrarca, the club where he spent most of his career and where he made his debut in Serie A1 halfway through the 2000–01 season in a match against Viadana. He spent four years between 2014–2018 in England playing 38 times (scoring 2 tries) for Leicester Tigers.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Michele Rizzo height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Mike weight 115 kg (254 lb; 18.1 st) & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Michele Rizzo Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Mike Ranked on the list of most popular Rugby Union Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Italy. Michele Rizzo celebrates birthday on September 16 of every year.