- Roland de Marigny
Roland de Marigny (born
17 November 1975 inDurban ,South Africa ) is an Italian rugby union footballer. His normal position is fullback though he can also play centre or fly-half. His parents originated fromMauritius .He developed his rugby skills whilst at Westville Boys' High, a school known for producing rugby talent such as former Springbok Tim Cocks and
Shaun Payne .He went on to play in Wales with Bangor and Llanelli and Super 12 with the Blue Bulls and Natal Sharks. He moved to Italy originally to play for Overmach Parma for the 2000-2001 season. Roland opted to play international rugby union for Italy, qualifying for them after playing there for more than five years in the domestic league. He made his Azzurri debut as a replacement in the 2004 Six Nations against the then newly-crowned World Champions England. He followed this up in the following week when he made his first start against France in Paris and was part of the side which beat Scotland in Rome that season. His brother Marc de Marigny is a
South Africa national rugby union team sevens player and has previously captained the SA sevens side.Roland joined
Leeds Tykes for the 2005/6 season.Roland scored Italy's last gasp try that ultimately denied Ireland their first 6 Nations triumph
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* [http://www.rbs6nations.com/en/italy/1435.php?player=70774&includeref=dynamic RBS 6 Nations profile]
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