Riccardo Bocchino

Riccardo Bocchino

Personal information
Date of birth	3 March 1988
Place of birth	Viterbo, Italy
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 ^1⁄2 in)
Weight	83 kg
Club information
Position	Fly-half
Current club	Rugby Club I Cavalieri Prato
Senior clubs*
Years Club Apps (points) 2007–2009 2009–2010 2010–2011 2011- Capitolina Rovigo Aironi Rugby Club I Cavalieri Prato 17 (0) 11 (0)
Representative teams**
2010– Italy 04 (0)
* Professional club appearances and points counted for domestic first grade only. ** Representative team caps and points correct as of 10 September 2010.

Riccardo Bocchino (born 3 March 1988) is an Italian rugby union player. Bocchino, who is a fly-half, plays his club rugby for Aironi.^[1] He made his debut for Italy against Ireland on 6 February 2010.^[2]

Bocchino began his career at Capitolina, with whom he made his debut during the 2007–08 season.^[1] He played for the Italian under-20 team at the 2008 IRB Junior World Championship^[3] and Italy A at the 2009 IRB Nations Cup.^[4] Bocchino moved to Rovigo prior to the 2009–10 season.^[1] He was named in Nick Mallett's squad for the 2010 Six Nations Championship, making his debut against Ireland.^[5]

Bocchino joined Aironi in 2010 prior to their first season in the Magners League.^[6]

References

1. "Bocchino Riccardo" (in French). itsrugby.fr. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
2. "Riccardo Bocchino". ESPN. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
3. "France name squad for JWC". ESPN. 21 May 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
4. "France A and Italy A name Nations Cup squads". International Rugby Board. 26 May 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
5. "Mallett keeps same line-up Ready to take on Ireland". La Gazzetta dello Sport. 4 February 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
6. http://www.rugbylist.it/pipermail/rugbylist/2010-May/234776.html