Giampietro Ribaldi

Italian rugby union player

Rugby player

Giampietro Ribaldi

Date of birth

(1997-03-12) 12 March 1997 (age 27)

Place of birth

Italy

Height

1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)

Weight

110 kg (17 st; 240 lb)

Rugby union career

Youth career
Position(s)	Hooker
Current team	Zebre
Viadana
–	Caimani Rugby
–	F.I.R. Academy
Senior career
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
2017–2022	Viadana	61	(75)
2021–2022	→ Zebre	10	(0)
2022–	Zebre	3	(0)
Correct as of 22 Oct 2022
International career
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
2021−2022	Emerging Italy	2	(10)
2022	Italy A	1	(10)
Correct as of 24 June 2022

Giampietro Ribaldi (born 12 March 1997) is an Italian rugby union player, currently playing for the Pro14 side Zebre. His preferred position is hooker.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Zebre

Under contract with Top10 side Viadana, Ribaldi was announced as a Permit player for Zebre for Pro14 Rainbow Cup in 2021 and for 2021–22 United Rugby Championship season.^[4]^[5] He made his debut in the Round 1 of the Pro14 Rainbow Cup match against Edinburgh, coming on as a replacement.^[6]

International career

On 8 December 2021, he was selected by Alessandro Troncon to be part of an Emerging Italy 27-man squad for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals.^[7] On 26 May he was called for the South African tour in the 2022 mid-year rugby union tests against Namibia and Currie Cup XV team.^[8]

References

^ "Giampietro Ribaldi". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
^ "Giampietro Ribaldi". Zebre Parma.
^ "IL TALLONATORE DELL'ITALIA EMERGENTI GIAMPIETRO RIBALDI RINFORZA LA PRIMA LINEA DELLE ZEBRE RUGBY". Zebre Rugby Club (in Italian). 20 April 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
^ "Biondelli, Licata e Meyer rientrano per la sfida inaugurale della Guinness Pro14 Rainbow Cup". Zebre. 22 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
^ "CONVOCATO IL TALLONATORE DEL RUGBY VIADANA GIAMPIETRO RIBALDI". Zebre. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
^ "Edinburgh 24-18 Zebre: Young Murrayfield side start Rainbow Cup with narrow win". BBC Sport. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
^ "ITALIA EMERGENTI, GLI AZZURRI CONVOCATI PER IL MATCH CONTRO LA ROMANIA". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 8 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
^ "ITALIA A IN RADUNO A TREVISO DAL 16 GIUGNO". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 10 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.