Piergianni Farina

Piergianni Farina (born 1 June 1959 in Bassano del Grappa) is a former Italian rugby union player who played as flanker and number 8.

Piergianni Farina

Date of birth	(1959-07-01) 1 July 1959
Place of birth	Bassano del Grappa, Italy
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker, Number 8 Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) - Rugby Bassano () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) - Petrarca Rugby () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1987 Italy 3 (0)

Biography

Coming from Rugby Bassano, Farina later moved to Padua, playing for Petrarca Rugby.

With the Paduan team, Farina became Italian champion for four consecutive seasons.

He played three matches with the Italy national team: debuting in the 1985-87 FIRA Trophy against France A1, he was among the starting members in two 1987 Rugby World Cup matches: against New Zealand and Fiji, in the former as flanker and in the latter, as number eight.

Bibliography

Various Authors, Attimi senza tempo. Bassano del Grappa, Editrice Artistica Bassano 2001 (biographic traits of sportspeople from Veneto).

External links

• Piergianni Farina at ESPNscrum