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| Date of birth | 19 January 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Crema, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 112 kg (17.6 st; 247 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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David Odiase (born 19 January 2003) is an Italian rugby union player, currently playing for Italian United Rugby Championship side Zebre Parma. His preferred position is flanker.[1]
He formed by Italian Top10 team Colorno until 2021−22 season.[2][3] Odiase signed for Oyonnax in summer 2022 for the Espoirs team. He made his debut in Round 1 of EPCR Challenge Cup in the 2023–24 season against the Dragons.[4]
In 2022 and 2023, Odiase was named in Italy U20s squad for annual Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[5][6]
On 3 December 2024, he was called in Italy Under 23 squad for test series against Emerging Scotland.[7]
He was named to Italy senior squad to participate in the 2025 Tour of Namibia and South Africa.[8] On 5 July 2025, he made his debut in Pretoria against South Africa.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "David Odiase sarà un giocatore delle Zebre dalla stagione 2025/26". Zebre Parma. 19 May 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- ^ "NAZIONALE U18: CONVOCATI FRANCOIS MEY E DAVID ODIASE". Colorno Rugby. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "FRANCOIS MEY E DAVID ODIASE CONFERMATI NELLA ROSA DELL'ITALIA U20". Colorno Rugby. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "DAVID ODIASE FAIT SES DÉBUTS AVEC OYONNAX RUGBY". Oyonnax Rugby. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "SIX NATIONS UNDER 20, SCELTI I 25 PER FRANCIA E INGHILTERRA".
- ^ "ITALIA U20, DECISI I 30 PER IL MONDIALE, IL 18 GIUGNO PARTENZA PER IL SUDAFRICA".
- ^ "Italia U23, i convocati per la sfida con i pari età della Scozia Emergenti". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 3 December 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "The Azzurri name team for 2025 Summer Tour". www.ultimaterugby.com. 21 May 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- ^ worldrugby.org. "World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
External links
[edit]- David Odiase at ItsRugby.co.uk
- David Odiase at All.Rugby