Veronica Schiavon
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Veronica Schiavon (born 24 July 1982) is an Italian rugby union player. She played for the Italian national team 82 times, between 2001 and 2017, with 383 points (an international record for Italy).[1]
Her mother, Monica, Palla was a player in Treviso, and had 9 appearances for the Italian national team,[2] and her sister Valentina plays scrum half, her club and national teammate. She played for the Benetton Treviso youth team. At 16, she moved to Mira.[3]
She played at the 2002 Women's Rugby World Cup in Spain where the team finished twelfth; 2007 Women's Six Nations Championship, 2009 FIRA Women's European Trophy, 2010 FIRA Women's European Trophy, 2009 Women's Six Nations Championship, 2011 Women's Six Nations Championship, 2014 Women's Six Nations Championship, 2015 Women's Six Nations Championship, 2016 Women's Six Nations Championship, and 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup.[4]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Rugby, Veronica Schiavon, la star azzurra che ha scelto il Giappone: «Così tutto il paese sogna l'impresa ai Mondiali»". www.ilmessaggero.it (in Italian). 7 October 2019. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
- ↑ "Sorpresa, c'è un'Italia che vince: è di donne". repubblica.it. 27 February 2011. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
- ↑ "Veronica Schiavon leaves the Riviera and goes to Japan". nuovavenezia.gelocal.it. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
- ↑ Bowl, Gerard Meagher at the UCD. "England put 10 tries past Italy to keep up momentum". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
Other websites[change | change source]
- Veronica Schiavon - Player Info globalsportsarchivecom
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