Sebastian Negri

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Sebastian Negri
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Full nameSebastian Luke Negri da Oleggio[1]
Date of birth (1994-06-30) 30 June 1994 (age 27)
Place of birthMarondera, Zimbabwe
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 243 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock /BackRow
Current team Benetton
Youth career
2010–2012
2012–2014		 Natal Sharks
Western Province
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014–2017 Hartpury RFC ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017– Benetton Rugby 55 (25)
Correct as of 24 Dec 2021
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013–2014 Italy Under-20 9 (0)
2015–2017 Emerging Italy 8 (5)
2016– Italy 36 (5)
Correct as of 20 Nov 2021

Sebastian Luke Negri (born 30 June 1994) is a Zimbabwean-born Italian rugby player who currently plays for Benetton in the Pro14 and the Italy national team.[2]

He was born in Marondera, Zimbabwe and has three siblings – two brothers and a sister. He attended Springvale House in Zimbabwe before moving to South Africa, where he attended Clifton Preparatory school before moving to Hilton College on a sports scholarship. After school, he joined the Western Province Academy, and played for them in the 2013 Under-19 Provincial Championship, before moving to England to study Sports Business Management at Hartpury College.[3]

He represented Italy Under-20 nine times in 2013 and 2014[4] and progressed to the Emerging Italy team in 2015. On 18 June 2016, Negri made his debut for the Italian national team in a victory over the United States in San Jose.[5]

He signed a two-year deal with Italian Pro14 side Benetton prior to the 2017–2018 season.[6][7]

On 18 August 2019, he was named in the final 31-man squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.[8]

Biography[]

Negri was born in Marondera – where his family owned a farm – to a Milanese father and an Anglo-Zimbabwean mother, who was the godmother of future Scotland international David Denton.

Negri started playing rugby at the age of 6 at school in Zimbabwe, but his family fell victim to Robert Mugabe's expropriations against the country's white landowners. This prompted them to leave the country and move to Durban, South Africa.

Originally a fly half, as he grew in height he moved to the second row and then became a flanker.

He passed through the ranks at the youth teams of Natal and Western Province, and was noticed by Roland de Marigny, a former Italian-South African player player, who recommended him to the Italian Federation. He was called up for the Italian Under-20s and took part in the 2013 World Youth Trophy in Chile, which Italy won.

In 2014, he moved to the United Kingdom, studying at Hartpury College, Gloucestershire, where he joined the rugby team. In 2016, while still in college, he made his debut for the Italian national team in San Jose against the United States.

After university, he was signed by Benetton Treviso for the Pro14 2017–18 season. In 2018 he was used throughout the Six Nations, participating in all five matches. More recently, he was part of the Italian team at the 2019 World Cup in Japan.

References[]

  1. ^ "One to watch: Sebastian Negri". Guinness Pro14. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  2. ^ Prosport International,. 'News'. N.p., 2015. Web. 19 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Out of Africa: Sebastian Negri". 20 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  4. ^ rbs6nations.com,. 'RBS 6 Nations'. N.p., 2014. Web. 19 June 2015.
  5. ^ Wise, Chad (18 June 2016). "ITALY PULLS OUT WIN IN SAN JOSE". www.usarugby.org.
  6. ^ "SEBASTIAN NEGRI E' IL PRIMO INNESTO PER LA STAGIONE 2017/18" (Press release) (in Italian). Benetton Treviso. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Exciting Hartpury rugby prospect signs for Italian giants". Gloucestershire Live. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  8. ^ "Italrugby, Conor O'shea Annuncia I 31 Giocatori Convocati per Il Mondiale".


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