Massimiliano Capuzzoni, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Massimiliano Capuzzoni

Italian rugby union player

Date of Birth: 17-Apr-1969

Place of Birth: Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Date of Death: 05-Aug-1995

Profession: rugby union player

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Massimiliano Capuzzoni

  • Massimiliano Capuzzoni (Milan, 17 April 1969 - Taormina, 5 August 1995) was an Italian rugby union player.
  • He played as a flanker. Capuzzoni played for A.
  • S.
  • Rugby Milano, where he started his career in 1981/82, at 12 years old, in the first categories.
  • He joined the first team in 1987/88, aged 18 years old, and would remain in Rugby Milano until 1990/91.
  • He moved to Rugby Lyons Piacenza for the two following seasons, 1991/92 to 1992/93.
  • Capuzzoni returned to Milan, this time to play for Amatori Rugby Milano, from 1993/94 to 1994/95.
  • He won the Italian Championship and the Cup of Italy in 1994/95, in what would be the last season of his career. He had 2 caps for Italy, from 1993 to 1995, without scoring.
  • He was called for the 1995 Rugby World Cup but never left the bench.Capuzzoni was still a promising player when he died in the sequence of a diving accident in Taormina, Sicily, on 5 August 1995, aged only 26 years old.
  • He was paid tribute five days later at the Mario Giuriati Stadium, of Rugby Milano, his first team, in a ceremony attended by fans of his three teams. In a tribute to Capuzzoni, the Capuzzoni Memorial takes place every year since 1996, as a tournament held in Milan or Piacenza, between the three teams where he played.

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