Orazio Arancio

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Orazio Arancio
Rugby union career
Date of birth	(1967-11-15) November 15, 1967
Place of birth	Catania
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	228 lb (103 kg; 16.3 st)
Playing career
Position	Flanker
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1993-1999	Italy	34	(10)

Orazio "Bimbo" Arancio (born Catania, 15 November 1967) is a former Italian rugby union player and a current coach and sports director. He played as a flanker.

Career

Arancio first played at Fiamma Catania, moving to Amatori Catania in 1986/87, where he would remain until 1995/96. He played for a season at Amatori Rugby Milano, in 1996/97, moving afterwards to the French side of RC Toulonnais, where he played in 1997/98. Returning to Italy, he played at Benetton Rugby Treviso for two seasons, from 1998/99 to 1999/2000, being Italian Champion in 1998/99. Arancio played two seasons at Rugby Bologna 1928 (2000/01-2001/02). He then returned to Amatori Catania, where he would play for four seasons, from 2002/03 to 2005/06. His final team would be San Gregorio Rugby, from 2006/07 to 2009/10, finishing his career aged 43 years old. He became player and head coach at the season of 2008/09. He is still head coach at the current season.

Arancio had 34 caps for Italy, from 1993 to 1999, scoring 2 tries, 10 points in aggregate. He was called for the 1995 Rugby World Cup, playing three games, and for the 1999 Rugby World Cup, playing two games.

He was team manager of the Italy national rugby union team (sevens), federal counselor of the Italian Rugby Federation and member of the federal counsel of the Italian National Olympic Committee. He was awarded the Golden Star of the INOC in 2006.

External links

Orazio Arancio International Statistics

v t e Italy squad – 1999 Rugby World Cup

Forwards	Arancio Ma. Bergamasco Caione Castellani Checchinato Cristofoletto de Carli De Rossi Giacheri Giovanelli (c) Lo Cicero Moreno Moretti Moscardi Properzi Pucciariello Saviozzi Travini

Backs	Ceppolino Domínguez Martin Mazzariol Mazzucato Mazzi Pini Roselli Stoica Troncon Vaccari Zisti

Coach	Mascioletti

v t e Italy squad – 1995 Rugby World Cup

Forwards	Arancio Capuzzoni Castellani Checchinato Croci Mas. Cuttitta (c) Dal Sie Favaro Gardner Giacheri Giovanelli Grespan Orlandi Pedroni Properzi Scaglia Sgorlon Trevisiol

Backs	Bonomi Bordon Mar. Cuttitta Dotto Domínguez Francescato Gerosa Mazzariol Platania Ravazzolo Troiani Troncon Vaccari

Coach	Coste

Persondata
Name	Arancio, Orazio
Alternative names
Short description	Italian rugby union player
Date of birth	15 November 1967
Place of birth	Catania
Date of death
Place of death

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