It could not have been otherwise, given the spells with the blue shirt that made him elect emerging player of the year as 'World Rugby'.
Ange Capuzzo (a talent who plays in the French Top 14, in Toulouse) is the Italian rugby player of the year also for 12 coaches of the Urc and Top 10 teams who voted for him with a plebiscite in the 18th edition of the referendum called by the Gazzettino'.
The full-back of the national team, with 69 votes, succeeds Paolo Garbisi and precedes him in this year's standings: the French champion with Montpellie obtained 41 preferences.
On the third step of the podium Lorenzo Cannone (Benetton, 23 votes).
Fourth and fifth Manuel Zuliani and Ignacio Brex, respectively with 16 and 15 votes.
Each coach has expressed 5 preferences out of a list of nominations between Italian players and foreign players who play for Italian formations.
He could add a name, but he couldn't vote for his players.
Sergio Parisse (the most successful) 4 times, Martin Castrogiovanni and Jake Polledri 2 times plus 9 other rugby players with one title each.
