Erika_Skofca

Erika Skofca

Erika Skofca

Women's rugby union player from Italy

Erika Skofca (born 4 November 1998) is an Italian rugby union player. Since 2019, she plays for Valsugana, as a prop.

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She played for the Italy women's national rugby union team.[1] She competed at the 2020 Women's Six Nations Championship,[2] and 2021 Women's Six Nations Championship.[3]

Life

She grew up in Pontebba. With her sister Jennifer, she was initially dedicated to alpine skiing.[4]

She approached rugby in Tarvisio when, to stay in training, he started playing matches both on traditional grass and on snow, and played tournaments in Austria. In 2016, she joined the first team of the Benetton Rugby Treviso.  In 2017 she moved to Oban Lorne RFC.[5] She played in the Three-quarter back position, she won the Women's Bowl, beating Garioch RFC in the final.[6] In 2019 she returned to Italy at Valsugana.[7]

References

  1. [1]
    "Rugby - Erika Skofca - rugby - Nazionale femminile - Italia". On Rugby (in Italian). 14 February 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Erika Skofca". The Irish Times. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Ireland claim bonus point win over Italy to take third place in Six Nations". independent. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  4. [4]
    "SKOFCA Erika - Athlete Information". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Jennifer e Erika Skofca dallo sci alla serie A di rugby". archive.ph. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. [6]
    "Oban Lorne power their way to BT Women's Bowl glory | Scottish Rugby Union". 30 September 2020. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  7. [7]
    "Erika enjoyed playing rugby in Scotland, now she hopes to play against them". 15 April 2021. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2022.


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