Giovanbattista Venditti

Giovanbattista Venditti, the towering 188 cm wing from Avezzano, is the sort of player who anchors a national rugby era. Forty-four caps for Italy, a Six Nations call-up in 2012 and a debut against France that same year tell the story of a genuine international, not a passing name. Wings get remembered for the glory of scoring tries, but I am drawn to the brutal running and defensive work that comes first. Now retired, he represents a generation that carried Italian rugby on the European stage with real heart. From a distance, I find that kind of durable, unflashy service genuinely worth saluting.

Name (English)

Giovanbattista Venditti

Name (Japanese)

ジョヴァンバティスタ・ヴェンディッティ

Reading

じょゔぁんばてぃすた・ゔぇんでぃってぃ

Born

March 27, 1990 (age 36)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Horse

Origin

Avezzano, Province of L'Aquila, Italy

Height

188 cm

Occupation

rugby union player

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%90%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%83%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3

Tags

• Province of L'Aquila
• rugby union player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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