Ornel Gega

Ornel Gega
Birth name	Ornel Gega
Date of birth	24 March 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Lezhë, Albania
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	103 kg (227 lb; 16 st 3 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Hooker
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
2005−2008	Rugby Paese
2008−2010	Treviso
Senior career
Years	Team
2010–2013	Petrarca
2013–2015	Mogliano
2015–2020	Benetton
	Correct as of 12 February 2016
International career
Years	Team
2009−2010	Italy Under 20
2014−2015	Emerging Italy
2016–2017	Italy
	Correct as of 27 June 2017
Coaching career
Years	Team
2020–	Rugby Paese (assistant coach)

Ornel Gega (born 24 March 1990) is a retired Albanian-born Italian rugby union player. and his position was hooker.

From 2015 to 2020 he played for Benetton.^[1]

He was named in the Italian squad for the 2016 Six Nations Championship. He made his debut on 6 February against France^[2] He is the first Albanian-born rugby union player to have featured in a major international tournament, having played for Italy at the 2016 Six Nations Championship.

Had two outings during last season's tournament and has gone from strength to strength since then, figuring as a regular starter and producing a big display in November's victory over the Springboks.

In January 2017, he was included in the Italy squad for the 2017 Six Nations Championship, in a competition where he has played 2 games before, without scoring

References

^ "Comunicato Ornel Gega". 20 January 2020.
^ "France vs Italy teams: Jacques Brunel names four debutants to start new era as Conor O'Shea waits in the wings". The Independent. 4 February 2016. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2016.

External links

Ornel Gega at ESPNscrum

[1] "Comunicato Ornel Gega". 20 January 2020.

[2] "France vs Italy teams: Jacques Brunel names four debutants to start new era as Conor O'Shea waits in the wings". The Independent. 4 February 2016. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2016.

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