Alyssa D'Inca
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Alyssa D'Inca (born 23 March 2002) is an Italian rugby union player who plays at centre for A. S. D. Villorba Rugby and Italy women's national rugby union team.[1]
Career
[edit]She is from Belluno in the Veneto region of northern Italy. She plays domestically for A. S. D. Villorba Rugby. She made her debut for the Italy women's national rugby union team at the age of 19 years-old in 2021, having been first called-up to train with the national side in September 2020. She was part of the Italian team that finished second behind Scotland for the WXV2 title in 2023.[2][3][4]
She won try of the championships for an effort she scored for Italy against France in the Women's Six Nations Championship in April 2024, in which she ran 60 metres from inside her own half of the field.[5][6] She was also nominated for the player of the championships award.[7]
In November 2024, she was nominated for International Rugby Players Women's Try of the Year at the World Rugby Awards for a try she scored against Scotland in the Women's Six Nations Championship.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Alyssa D'Inca". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "Miglior giocatrice del Sei Nazioni: la bellunese D'Incà fra le candidate". ligazzettino. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "Alyssa D'Incà: "The women's movement is growing and the national team's resultsg are helping"". oneugby.it. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ Inson, Jeremy (9 May 2024). "D'INCÀ: 'SEEING ITALIAN JERSEY MAKES MY HEART EXPLODE'". sixnationsrugby. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "D'INCÀ TOUCHES DOWN FOR TRY OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP". Six Nations Rugby. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ Thomas, Martyn (19 April 2024). "Alyssa D'Inca: 'It's better to be last of the best than first of the second'". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "GUINNESS PLAYER OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP VOTING NOW OPEN". Siznationsrugby. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "England's Kildunne and Matthews nominated for award". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 November 2024.