Mattia Bellini

Mattia Bellini
Bellini in 2017
Date of birth (1994-02-08) 8 February 1994
Place of birthPadova
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight93 kg (14 st 9 lb; 205 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Youth career
Petrarca Padova
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012−2016 Petrarca Padova 42 (65)
2015 →Zebre 3 (5)
2016−2022 Zebre 67 (105)
2022−2023 Benetton Rugby 12 (20)
2023−2025 Petrarca Padova ()
Correct as of 9 Oct 2022
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014 Italy Under 20 5 (0)
2016−2022 Italy 31 (55)
2022 Italy A 1 (5)
Correct as of 24 Jun 2022
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2014−2015 Italy 5
Correct as of 19 November 2022

Mattia Bellini (born 8 February 1994) is a former Italian rugby union player. His position was on the wing and [1]

In September 2015, Bellini played with Zebre in Pro12 as a "permit player".[2][3] He previously played for Petrarca. He played with Zebre from 2016 to April 2022.[4][5][6][7] Bellini played for Benetton in the United Rugby Championship for the end of 2021−22 season and 2022−23 season.[8][9] In 2023, he come back to Petrarca Padova in Italian Serie A Elite and he played for it until 2025.[10][11]

In 2014, Bellini was named in the Italy Under 20 squad and in 2014 and 2015 he was also named in the Italy Sevens squad. In 2022, he was named in Italy A squad for an official test.

Bellini was named in the Italian squad for the 2016 Six Nations Championship. He made his debut on 6 February against France[12] On 18 August 2019, he was named in the final 31-man squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Italrugby, Mattia Bellini lascia il rugby giocato: "Viaggio incredibile. Grazie a chi ne ha fatto parte"". F.I.R. Rugby. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Stagione 2015/16".
  3. ^ "Zebre Rugby - Primo allenamento per il gruppo che accoglie 11 giocatori dell'Eccellenza". www.zebrerugby.eu. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Le Zebre ufficializzano gli acquisti di Bellini Castello Mbandà e di Giulio - Rugby Mercato - Rugbymeet - il social network del rugby".
  5. ^ "I Due Azzurri Mattia Bellini e Oliviero Fabiani Rinnovano Con le Zebre per Altre Due Stagioni". 6 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Mattia Bellini: Punto Fisso per Il Futuro delle Zebre e della Nazionale Azzurra". 27 September 2018.
  7. ^ "IL 28ENNE PADOVANO LASCIA LA FRANCHIGIA FEDERALE DOPO SEI STAGIONI COL XV DEL NORD OVEST". 11 April 2022.
  8. ^ "MATTIA BELLINI E LAPO FRANGINI IN BIANCOVERDE". Benetton Rugby (in Italian). 11 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  9. ^ "OTTO GIOCATORI SALUTANO IL BENETTON RUGBY". Benetton Rugby (in Italian). 12 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  10. ^ "BENTORNATO MATTIA BELLINI". Petrarca Rugby. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  11. ^ "BENVENUTO RICCARDO BRUGNARA". Petrarca Rugby. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  12. ^ "France vs Italy teams: Jacques Brunel names four debutants to start new era as Conor O'Shea waits in the wings". The Independent. 4 February 2016. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  13. ^ "Italrugby, Conor O'shea Annuncia I 31 Giocatori Convocati per Il Mondiale".
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