Andrea Lovotti

Andrea Lovotti
	Lovotti in 2017
Full name	Andrea Lovotti
Date of birth	28 July 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Piacenza, Italy
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	111 kg (17 st 7 lb; 245 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Prop
Current team	Colorno
Youth career
Until 2008	Gossolengo Rugby
2008-2009	Rugby Calvisano
Senior career
Years	Team
2009–2010	Rugby Livorno 1931
2010−2011	Crociati
2011−2014	Calvisano
2014−2022	Zebre
2022−	Colorno
	Correct as of 19 Mar 2022
International career
Years	Team
2009	Italy Under 20
2011−2014	Emerging Italy
2016−	Italy
	Correct as of 20 Mar 2021

Andrea Lovotti (born 28 July 1989) is an Italian rugby union player who plays as a Prop. He currently plays for Colorno in Top10.^[1]

He grew up in the youth sporting team of Piacenza Gossolengo, in 2008-09 season he passed to Rugby Calvisano. After beginning down the ranks of the Italian system he returned to his previous youth club Calvisano at the top flight of the National Championship of Excellence where he immediately won the title of Champion of Italy and the Excellence Trophy. In May 2014, it was announced that he moved to Zebre.^[2] He played for Zebre until 2021–22 United Rugby Championship season.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

In 2009 Lovotti was named in the Italy Under 20 squad and from 2012 to 2014 he was part of Emerging Italy squad.^[8]^[9]^[10]

On 4 June 2015, he was named in the training squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.,^[11] but he didn't play. In 2016 Lovotti had the first call with Italy. On 18 August 2019, he was named in the final 31-man squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.^[12] He was sent off against South Africa in the 2019 Rugby World Cup group stages for a spear tackle on Springbok No 8 Duane Vermuelen after the whistle had been blown. Such "crass stupidity" in the words of Italy coach Conor O'Shea cost Italy the match.^[13]