Nicolò Casilio
| Born | 12 October 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (13 st 3 lb; 185 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nicolò Casilio (L'Aquila, 12 October 1998) is an Italian rugby union player. His usual position is as a Scrum-Half and he currently plays for Valorugby Emilia in Serie A Elite.[1]
Under contract with Top10 team Calvisano, for 2019–20 Pro14 season, he was a Permit Player for Zebre in Pro 14.[2] He played for Zebre Parma in United Rugby Championship from 2020 to March 2023.[3][4] After, he signed until the end of the 2022−2023 for Colorno in Top10 in order to participate at play off.[5][6] Casilio signed for Benetton in June 2023.[7] He made his debut in Round 2 of EPCR Challenge Cup in the 2023–24 season against the Perpignan.[8] He played with Benetton in the United Rugby Championship until 2025.[9]
In July 2025, he signed with Valorugby Emilia in Serie A Elite.[1]
In 2018, Casilio was named in the Italy Under 20 squad. On 14 October 2021, he was selected by Alessandro Troncon to be part of an Italy A 28-man squad for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals.[10] On 27 February 2026 he was selected by Massimo Brunello to be part of an Italy XV squad for two official test against Chile during 2026 men's rugby union internationals window of spring.<</ref> On 27 February an updating of squad.[11].
References
- ^ a b Cassano, Michele (25 July 2025). "Serie A Elite, Valorugby: un mediano di mischia per gli emiliani". On Rugby (in Italian). Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ^ "LUNEDI 3 GIUGNO L'INIZIO DELLA STAGIONE 2019-20. 5 PERMIT PLAYERS E 5 GIOCATORI AGGREGATI". Zebre Rugby Club. 31 May 2019. Archived from the original on 31 May 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "Zebre Rugby Club - Cinque giovani talenti italiani per le Zebre del futuro". Zebre Rugby Club. 1 June 2020. Archived from the original on 4 June 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ "NICOLÒ CASILIO PASSA ALL'HBS COLORNO". Zebre Parma. 16 March 2023.
- ^ "HBS COLORNO: DALLE ZEBRE ARRIVA NICOLO' CASILIO". Rugby Colorno. 16 March 2023.
- ^ "MERCATO BIANCOROSSO: L'HBS COLORNO SALUTA 12 GIOCATORI". Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ "AI LEONI ARRIVA IL MEDIANO DI MISCHIA NICOLÓ CASILIO". Rugby Benetton. 11 June 2023.
- ^ "LEONI CHE VINCONO CON IL PUNTO DI BONUS PER 29-7 CONTRO PERPIGNAN". Benetton Rugby. 16 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ "SONO 7 I LEONI CHE SALUTERANNO IL BENETTON RUGBY". Benetton Rugby. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ "Italia A, gli azzurri convocati per il match contro la Spagna". FIR (in Italian). 14 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ^ "Italia XV: ufficializzati i convocati per la sfida al Cile". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 27 February 2026. Retrieved 27 February 2026.