Lorenzo Sebastiani
| Date of birth | 28 September 1988 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | L'Aquila | ||
| Date of death | 6 April 2009 (aged 20) | ||
| Place of death | L'Aquila | ||
| Height | 184 cm (72 in) | ||
| Weight | 118 kg (260 lb) | ||
| Occupation(s) | Rugby union player | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Prop | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| 2005-07 |  L'Aquila | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2009 | L'Aquila |
2 | (0) |
| correct as of 9 April 2009. | |||
Lorenzo Sebastiani (born 28 September 1988 - dead 6 April 2009) was an Italian rugby union player who played prop for L'Aquila Rugby.[1]
Rugby career
Sebastiani was born in Aquila, Abruzzo, and entered the youth team of the local L'Aquila Rugby in 2005. As a newcomer in the National U-18 squad in 2005, he took part to the FIRA youth European Championship getting the 3rd place, and then, with the Under-19 team, won the Division B World Championship category. On 23 December 2007 he made his debut in serie A, against Rugby Badia.
Earthquake and memorial
At the moment of his death Sebastiani was a guest of a teammate. The house was shaked by the earthquake that hit L'Aquila on 6 April 2009 and he died in the fall of that house.[2]
In his memory the Italian Rugby Federation named after him the Centre- and Southern Italy's branch of the Youth Rugby Academy which is based in Rome.[3]
Dedications to Lorenzo Sebastiani include:
- 2009 : Indoor stadium of Rocca di Mezzo "Lorenzo Sebastiani"[4]
- since 2011 : Annual rugby memorial tournament "Lorenzo Sebastiani" in L'Aquila[5]
- 2013 : A park in San Donà di Piave, in Veneto, has been renamed Parco Lorenzo Sebastiani.[6]
References
- ↑ http://racconta.kataweb.it/terremotoabruzzo/scheda.php?id=283
- ↑ "Pallotta eroe de L'Aquila Rugby. Morto Lorenzo, il compagno". SKY Sport. 7 April 2009. Retrieved 9-4-2009. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "L'Accademia Federale "Lorenzo Sebastiani"". Retrieved 2010-1-26. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ http://www.abruzzo24ore.tv/news/Il-palasport-di-Rocca-di-Mezzo-intitolato-a-Lorenzo-Sebastiani/12315.htm
- ↑ http://www.laquilarugby1936.com/newsfoglio.asp?id=1605
- ↑ http://www.laquilarugby1936.com/comunicatifoglio.asp?id=785