Benetton Rugby: Preparations for the 2023/24 season are underway. here are the summons

Benetton Rugby is starting to rev up its engines with next year’s United Rugby Championship and Challenge Cup in mind. A season that will experience a special beginning, as happens every four years in conjunction with the World Cup. As far as the Championship is concerned, 2023/24 will actually start later than others, precisely on the weekend of October 21-22, with many players returning or still busy with the national teams.

So a smooth programming is not waiting for the technical staff of Lions as well as other URC clubs. The plans are also complicated by the fact that many athletes have already been called up by their respective national teams for rallies and tests ahead of the World Cup: several Lions are preparing with Italy, others with Argentina and Tonga. .

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However, around Treviso, players not considered by the national teams would not remain stable. Tomorrow, Monday 26 June, the first Benetton Rugby Meeting is set to begin physical preparations for the 2023/24 season. Over the next two weeks, from June 26 to July 7, the green and whites will hold loads and sessions at the La Ghirada sports centre.

After a week’s rest, the athletes will return to work again at the Treviso facility from 16 July to continue preparations for the start of the United Rugby Championship 2023/24. In between, a team retreat is also planned in the mountains from 4 to 9 September. Below is a list of players who will attend the meeting with Benetton Rugby and a list of athletes who will not be present due to commitments with national teams.

Benetton Rugby: list of athletes who will take part in the meeting ahead of the 2023/24 season

pylons
Ivan Neymar – banned until 30 June
Tiziano Pasquali
Spanish Mirco – New
Giosue Xilochi – New

hookers
Bautista Bernasconi
Gianmarco Lucchesi – injured

second lines
Edoardo Ichizzi – New
Gideon Koegelenberg – New
marco lazzaroni
Scott Scrafton – injured
Eli Snyman – New

third lines
Alexander Izekor
Henry Time-Stowers

scrum half
Nicolo Cacilio – New
dewaldt duvenz
Sam Hidalgo-Kline
Uran Andy – New

opening medians
Jacob Umag
Leonardo Marin – Wounded

centers
Philip Dragon
joaquin rira
marco zanone

Wing
Ignacio Mendy
Onisi Ratawe
Marcus Watson

extreme
Matthew Minozzi
Edoardo Padovani – Wounded
rhino smith

Benetton rugby players involved in their respective national teams will not attend pre-season meetings in preparation for the 2023 Rugby World Cup. The tournament begins on 8 September, with Italy making their debut the following day by taking on Namibia.

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Benetton Rugby: List of athletes playing in the first week of the match with Italy

pylons
Philip Alongi
simone ferrari
Federico Zani

hooker
james nicotera

second lines
Nicolo Cannon
Frederick Ruza

third lines
lorenzo cannon
ricardo favretto
toa halafihi
Michael Lamarro
Sebastian Negri
John Pettinelli
manuel zuliani

scrum half
Alessandro Garbisi – ItalSeven

fly median
james da ray

centers
Ignacio Breaux
thomas menoncello

wing
Paul Odogwu – New

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benetton Rugby: List of athletes who played in the first week of training with Argentina

pylons
thomas gallo
Nahuel Tetaz Chaparo

fly median
tomas albornoz

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Benetton Rugby: List of athletes playing in week one of the match with Tonga

hooker
siua mail

Center
Malakai Fekitoa – New

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