Lorenzo Sebastiani

Background

Sebastiani was born in Aquila, Abruzzo, and entered the youth team of the local L"Aquila Rugby in 2005.

Career

On 23 December 2007 he made his debut in serie A, against Rugby Badia. At the moment of his dead Sebastiani was guest of a teammate of him. The house was shaked by the earthquake that hit L"Aquila on 6 April 2009 and he died in the fall of that house.

In his memory the Italian Rugby Federation named after him the Centreand Southern Italy"s branch of the Youth Rugby Academy which is based in Rome.

Dedications to Lorenzo Sebastiani include:

2009: Indoor stadium of Rocca di Mezzo "Lorenzo Sebastiani"

since 2011: Annual rugby memorial tournament "Lorenzo Sebastiani" in L"Aquila

2013: A park in San Donà di Piave, in Veneto, has been renamed Parco Lorenzo Sebastiani.

Achievements

• As a newcomer in the National U-18 squad in 2005, he took part to the Foreign Investment Review Agency youth European Championship getting the 3rd place, and then, with the Under-19 team, won the Division B World Championship category.