Danilo Fischetti

Danilo Fischetti (born 26 January 1998) is an Italian professional rugby union player who primarily plays prop for Northampton Saints in English Premiership Rugby.^[1]

Danilo Fischetti

Fischetti in 2022
Date of birth	(1998-01-26) 26 January 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Genzano di Roma, Italy
Height	181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	120 kg (265 lb; 18 st 13 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop Current team Northampton Saints Youth career 2010−2012 Aprilia Rugby 2012−2014 Rugby Lanuvio 2014−2016 Unione Rugby Capitolina Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2016–2017 F.I.R. Academy () 2017–2019 Calvisano 30 (15) 2019 → Zebre Parma 5 (0) 2019−2022 Zebre Parma 36 (0) 2022–2023 London Irish 19 (10) 2023−2025 Zebre Parma 28 (5) 2025− Northampton Saints () Correct as of 9 Dec 2023 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2017−2018 Italy U20 19 (10) 2020– Italy 36 (0) Correct as of 29 Sep 2023

Professional career

Under contract with Calvisano, in 2018–19 Pro14 season, he named as Permit Player for Zebre in Pro 14. From 2019 to 2022, Fischetti played with Zebre.^[2][3] For 2022−23 season, he signed with London Irish to play in the English Premiership, until the collapse of the team.^[4] On July 2023 he signed with Zebre. ^[5] He played with Parma until 2025.^[6]

In 2017 and 2018, Fischetti was named in the Italy Under 20 squad.^[7] From 2019 he was also named in the Italy squad, having made his test debut against Wales during the 2020 Six Nations Championship.^{[8][9][10][11]}

On 22 August 2023, he was named in the Italy's 33-man squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.^[12]