![]() Zanon during the URC 22-23 Benetton Rugby vs Zebre Parma match | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Birth name | Marco Zanon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 3 October 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Bassano del Grappa, Veneto, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb; 212 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Marco Zanon (born 3 October 1997 in Bassano del Grappa, Italy) is a rugby union player for Zebre Parma. His preferred position is Centre.[1]
Biography
[edit]In 2017–18 Pro14 season, during his experience with Top10 team Mogliano, he was named as Permit Player for Benetton in Pro 14. From 2018 to 2022 he played for Benetton full time.[2][3]
From March to June 2022, he played as Joker medical for Section Paloise.[4] After this experience, he went back to play with Benetton.[5]
He played with Treviso until 2024–25 season.[6]
In July 2025, he left Benetton after 8 seasons and signed with Zebre Parma.[1]
After playing for Italy Under 20 in 2016 and 2017,[7] in 2018 Zanon was named in the Emerging Italy squad for the World Rugby Nations Cup.[8] On 24 January 2019, Zanon was named in Italy's squad for the 2019 Six Nations.[9]
Personal life
[edit]He is engaged to the triple jumper Ottavia Cestonaro.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Zebre Parma: nuovo colpo di mercato in arrivo dal Benetton Rugby". OnRugby (in Italian). 29 July 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ "MARCO ZANON E' UFFICIALMENTE UN GIOCATORE BIANCOVERDE". Benetton Rugby. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ^ "MARCO ZANON SI TRASFERISCE ALLA SECTION PALOISE". Benetton Rugby. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ "Marco Zanon joker médical jusqu'à la fin de la saison". Section Paloise Rugby. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ Floccari, Matteo (17 June 2022). "MARCO ZANON RITORNA IN BIANCOVERDE FIRMANDO SINO AL 2024". Benetton Rugby (in Italian). Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ "Marco Zanon alle Zebre Parma". Benetton Rugby (in Italian). 29 July 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ "ITALIA U20, GLI AZZURRINI PER IL WORLD RUGBY U20 CHAMPIONSHIP". Fir Rugby.
- ^ "ITALIA EMERGENTI, GLI AZZURRI CONVOCATI PER LA NATIONS CUP". www.federugby.it.
- ^ "Italy name squad for Six Nations opener". Sport 24(SA). 2 October 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ "Rugby, Sei Nazioni, l'esordio di Zanon: "Che emozione l'Olimpico"" (in Italian). gazzetta.it. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
Il suo mito sportivo? La sua fidanzata, Ottavia Cestonaro, triplista azzurra.
External links
[edit]- Marco Zanon at European Professional Club Rugby
- Marco Zanon at ESPNscrum
- Marco Zanon at ItsRugby.co.uk