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| Date of birth | 1 June 1973 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Bellegarde, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 224 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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David Venditti (born 1 June 1973) is a French former rugby union international who represented France in 14 Test matches between 1996 and 2000.
A Bellegarde youth player, Venditti started his senior career at Bourgoin-Jallieu.[1] He later moved to CA Brive and was a member of the team which defeated Leicester in the 1997 Heineken Cup final.[2]
Venditti made his debut for France against the Springboks in 1996 and was on the wing in all four matches of France's grand slam winning 1997 Five Nations campaign.[3] He scored a hat-trick of tries in the win over Ireland at Lansdowne Road, which was his first appearance in a Five Nations match.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Valserhône. Coup d'œil sur les internationaux formés à l'école bellegardienne". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). 7 August 2019.
- ^ "Massive central role for Venditti". The Guardian. 25 January 1997.
- ^ "One To Watch - David Venditti". South Wales Echo. 17 January 1997.
- ^ "French hat-trick stumps Irish". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 January 1997.
External links
[edit]- David Venditti at ESPNscrum