Sudden mourning in Italian sport: a protagonist has died in recent years

Sudden mourning in Italian sport: a protagonist has died in recent years. Fans were shocked by the announcement

Alfredo Gavazzi, president of the FIR for 9 years, died at the age of 72. He was also founder, player and president of the glorious Calvisano club. Mourning on the arm for the women’s national team involved in the World Cup in New Zealand.

Serious mourning in Italian sport (Facebook)

Very bad news has shocked the world of Italian sport in these hours. Alfredo Gavazzi, former president of the Italian Rugby Federation from 2012 to 2021, passed away at the age of 72 on the morning of Thursday October 27. In his Manerbio, he spent his last days, in the region of Brescia where it all started. . The entrepreneur had led the FIR for two consecutive terms, after having been a member of the Federal Council, occupying numerous positions, during the four terms of the presidency of Giancarlo Dondi.

Under his leadership at the head of the Federation, blue rugby experienced one of the most important pages in its history, namely fourth place in the Six Nations Tournament in 2013. The victories with France and the very strong Ireland went down in history. the collective imagination, achieving tactile peaks that have never been repeated in recent years. Likewise the success of Edinburgh in 2015 and the historic declaration in Florence against South Africa in 2016.

Sudden mourning in Italian sport, Alfredo Gavazzi died: he was 72 years old

Alfredo Gavazzi (Ansa Foto)

Even for women during his dual tenure, sporting peaks of great value have arrived. Italdonne’s runner-up finish in Europe’s most important 2019 tournament was a prelude to what is happening in New Zealand right now. The Women’s Rugby World Championship runs from October 8 to November 12, 2022 and when Italy next play in the quarter-finals, there will be mourning on the arms of the players. It was decided by Federal President Marzio Innocenti, also organizing the same procedure over the weekend on all pitches in Italy. President Malagò and various members of the IOC also wanted to make their memory felt and their closeness to the family, remembering the many years spent side by side working together.

◾ The Italian Rugby Federation learned with deep sadness of the death of Alfredo Gavazzi, President of the #FIR from 2012 to 2021, which occurred this morning in Manerbio. #Together pic.twitter.com/t6QD3JwkuF

— Italrugby (@Federugby) October 27, 2022