Marco Fuser (born 9 March 1991) was an Italian professional rugby union player who primarily played lock He has also represented Italy at international level on 41 occasions with 1 try. Fuser has previously played for clubs such as Mogliano, Benetton, and Newcastle Falcons in the past.[1]
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| Date of birth | 9 March 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Villorba, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 198 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 116 kg (256 lb; 18 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Professional career
editFrom 2012 to 2020, he played for Benetton Treviso.[2] [3] From 2020 to 2022, he played for Newcastle Falcons in the Premiership Rugby, first to sign for French team Massy.[4][5] In 2023-24 season he played for Valorugby Emilia in the Italian Serie A Elite.[6]
In May 2012, Fuser was called up by the Italian national rugby union team against Canada. On 14 June, he made his international debut for Italy against Canada for the 2012 Summer Internationals. On 24 August 2015, he was named in the final 31-man squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Marco Fuser lascia il rugby giocato: "E' stato un viaggio incredibile"". F.I.R. Rugby. 20 May 2024.
- ^ "BENETTON RUGBY SALUTA GLI 8 LEONI CHE LASCIANO IL CLUB". Benetton Rugby. 16 June 2020.
- ^ "FUSER MARCO – Benetton Rugby – Prima Squadra Archived 2015-11-23 at the Wayback Machine", 24 June 2013
- ^ "Falcons sign Italian lock Marco Fuser".
- ^ "Marco Fuser devient Bleu & Noir !".
- ^ "MARCO FUSER TORNA IN ITALIA E GIOCHERÀ NEL VALORUGBY".
- ^ Rugby World Cup, Scelti i 31 Azzurri per Inghilterra 2015
External links
edit- Marco Fuser at European Professional Club Rugby
- Marco Fuser at Premiership Rugby (archived)
- Marco Fuser at ESPNscrum
- Marco Fuser at ItsRugby.co.uk
