Gino Lupini
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gino Neil Lupini | ||
| Date of birth | 15 August 1994[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Cape Town, South Africa[1] | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | San Donà di Piave | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | Mogliano Rugby | ||
| 2015- | San Donà di Piave | ||
| National team | |||
| Italian Rugby Federation (7s) | |||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Gino Lupini is a South African-Italian professional rugby union player[2] who is currently playing in the top domestic Italian league National Championship of Excellence, and his current team is San Donà.[3][4]
After having two very successful years in the first 15 at South African College Schools (2011-2012), he started at the Italian under 20 squad ahead of the 2013 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy[5][6] ( Did not take part due to injury).
In 2014, he joined the Western Province Rugby Academy, he was fortunate enough to later be added to the u21 Western Province (rugby team) who went on to win the u21 Currie Cup. Gino stay in the u21 squad at Western Province (rugby team) in 2015 who once again went on to win the u21 Currie Cup.[1][5]
In 2015, he joined Mogliano Rugby Italy,[7] where he made he's debut season in the National Championship of Excellence and the European Challenge Cup qualifier.
In 2016, he started at the international level, playing for Italian Rugby Federation in the form of rugby sevens where he burst onto the Rugby Europe scene in the 2016 Grand prix sevens series. Gino also joined up with his new 15 man club ;San Dona to play in the National Championship of Excellence.[8]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Nuovo possibile colpo in casa Mogliano: in prova arriva il '94 Lupini "Nuovo "colpo" in casa Mogliano: in prova arriva il '94 Gino Lupini". trevisotoday.it. August 12, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ↑ "7s, una bella Italia conquista il 5° posto a Danzica". rugby.it. July 17, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ↑ "I veneziani completano la rosa". rovigooggi.it. August 2, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ↑ "Nuovi". rugbysandona.it. July 23, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- 1 2 "San Donà, che tris: Lupini, Petrozzi e Agbasse". nuovavenezia.gelocal.it. July 25, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ↑ "San Donà rinforza la linea veloce: annunciati tre giovani trequarti". onrugby.it. July 24, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ↑ "Rugby a 7: ecco i convocati del ct Andy Vilk per il Gran Prix di Mosca". Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ↑ "Prima di Eccellenza: il giovanissimo Mogliano nella tana del San Donà". rugbymercato.it. September 30, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.