Carlo Del Fava
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| Birth name | Carlo Antonio Del Fava | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1 July 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mthatha, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 243 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Queen's College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Carlo Antonio Del Fava (born 1 July 1981) is a former rugby union player. His preferred position was Lock. After hanging his boots up he then decided to take up coaching.[citation needed] Born in South Africa, he played for Italy internationally.
Rugby career
[edit]Del Fava made his Italy debut in the 2004 Six Nations Championship.[citation needed] Previously he played for the South African under-21 team.[citation needed]
While playing rugby in South Africa, Del Fava served a two-year ban after testing positive for the banned substance stanozolol.[1]
He was called up to the Italy squad for the 2008 Six Nations Championship.[2]
On 10 February 2014, it was announced Del Fava had been forced to retire due to a long-standing neck injury.[3]
Media work
[edit]Del Fava was part of the BBC Sport coverage for the 2014, 2015 and 2016 Six Nations, giving his views on the Italian side.
Personal life
[edit]Del Fava was born in Mthatha, South Africa to Italian parents. His great-grandfather emigrated to South Africa from Lucca.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Checchinato blow for Italy". BBC Sport. 26 March 2004. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
- ^ "Parisse handed Italy captaincy". BBC Sport. 23 January 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2008.
- ^ "Neck injury forces Carlo del Fava to quit". ESPN Scrum. 10 February 2014.
- ^ "Carlo Del Fava pronto per il Sud Africa". Six Nations Rugby. 18 June 2008.
External links
[edit]- Carlo Antonio del Fava RBS 6 Nations (Archived)
- Ulster sign Italian lock Del Fava BBC Sport, 31 March 2007
- 1981 births
- Living people
- People from Mthatha
- Italian rugby union coaches
- South African rugby union coaches
- Italian rugby union players
- South African rugby union players
- South African people of Italian descent
- South African emigrants to Italy
- Rugby Viadana players
- Aironi players
- CS Bourgoin-Jallieu players
- Ulster Rugby players
- Newcastle Falcons players
- Rugby union locks
- Italy international rugby union players
- Doping cases in rugby union
- Alumni of Queen's College Boys' High School
- 2011 Rugby World Cup players
- South African expatriate rugby union players in France
- South African expatriate rugby union players in England