Mirco Bergamasco

Mirco Bergamasco

Bergamasco with Stade Français in 2010.
Date of birth	(1983-02-23) 23 February 1983 (age 34)
Place of birth	Padua, Italy
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	86 kg (13 st 8 lb)
Notable relative(s)	Arturo Bergamasco (father) Mauro Bergamasco (brother)
Rugby union career
Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2001–03 2003–10 2010–13 2013–14 2014–16 2016 Petrarca Stade Français Racing Métro Rovigo Delta Zebre Sacramento Express 127 36 19 20 12 ( (150) (54) (168) (20) (117)) Correct as of 10 April 2017 National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2002–12 Italy 89 ((256)) Correct as of 10 April 2017 National team(s) Years Team Comps 2015 Italy

Mirco Bergamasco (born 23 February 1983 in Padua, Italy) is a professional rugby union player. An Italian international representative who primarily plays at centre or wing, he most recently played for the Sacramento Express of PRO Rugby. Bergamasco is a dual-code rugby international, having also represented the Italian rugby league team.

In March 2016, Bergamasco signed with the Sacramento Express for the inaugural season of PRO Rugby.

Bergamasco made his international debut against France in the 2002 Six Nations Championship, having previously appeared against an All-Star XV in a non-cap international. He established himself as a regular in the Azzurri side under coach John Kirwan. He scored three tries in the 2003 Six Nations Championship. He suffered a jaw injury during the 2003 World Cup, however, and was forced to miss all but two of Italy's games.

He switched to inside centre from the back three and was considered one of the stars of the 2006 Six Nations Championship, scoring three tries in five matches.

Though his position has primarily been that of the winger and centre, he has been one of the main goal kickers for Italy since 2011. In the 2011 Six Nations Championship match against France. Bergamasco kicked six from eight, resulting in a 22–21 win for Italy, their first win in the Six Nations against the French.