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Rugby player
Fabio Ongaro
Date of birth (1977-09-23) 23 September 1977 (age 47)
Place of birthMestre
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight229 lb (104 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1988–1995 Casale ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1995–1998 Casale 32 (15)
1998–2006 Benetton Treviso 118 (60)
2006–2010 Saracens 40 (5)
2010–2012 Aironi 34 (0)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2000–2012 Italy 80 (25)
Correct as of 20 November 2011
Coaching career
Years Team
2012−2014 Zebre(team manager)
2016− Benetton (assistant coach)

Fabio Ongaro (born 23 September 1977 in Venice) is an Italian rugby union footballer. Although he now plays as a hooker, he played in the Italian youth teams as a flanker.

Career

Ongaro first played for Rugby Casale (1994/95-1997/98), spending the most prolific time of his career at Benetton Treviso (1998/99-2005/06), where he won 5 Italian Championships (1998/99, 2000/01, 2002/03, 2003/04 and 2005/06), a Cup of Italy (2004/05) and a Supercup (2006). He moved to Saracens, in England, where he played from 2006/07 to 2009/10. He has played for Aironi since 2010/11.

Ongaro won his first cap in 2000 when the Azzurri played against Canada in Rovigo, in a 17–22 loss. Ongaro played every match for Italy in the 2003 World Cup. He scored the crucial try that helped beat Scotland 20–14 in Rome in the 2004 Six Nations Championship. His rise to the top peaked in November 2004 when he was named as Italy captain in place of the injured Marco Bortolami. He played 2 matches at the 2007 Rugby World Cup. He has been a regular player at the Six Nations since 2003. He played his last international match for Italy against Scotland on 17 March 2012.

Coaching career

Ongaro became Assistant Coach at Benetton Treviso from the start of the 2016/17 season.

Doping allegations

In 2003 Ongaro, alongside fellow international Gianluca Faliva, had been accused of having made use of Epoetin beta (NeoRecormon) for doping purposes. In 2009 the trial was concluded with a sentence of absolution for Faliva and Ongaro, as no proof of either of them using or detaining the doping substance could be presented.

References

  1. "Northlondon-today.co.uk".
  2. "Official RBS 6 Nations Rugby : Venditti try edges Italy past Scotland". Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
  3. "Fabio ongaro".
  4. Eugenio Capodacqua (17 April 2003). "Doping substance found (in Italian)". Repubblica. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
  5. Giuseppe Guastella & Giuseppe Toti (17 April 2003). "Doping blitz made by the Police (in Italian)". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
  6. "Trial closed (in Italian)". Associazione Italiana Rugbysti. 1 July 2009. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2009.

External links

Italy squad – 2011 Rugby World Cup
Forwards
Backs
Coach: Mallett
Italy squad – 2007 Rugby World Cup
Forwards
Backs
Coach: Berbizier
Italy squad – 2003 Rugby World Cup
Forwards
Backs
Coach: Kirwan
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