Ivan Nemer

Ivan Nemer (born 22 April 1998) is an Argentine-born Italian professional rugby union player who primarily plays prop for Benetton of the United Rugby Championship. He was banned by the club for his racist attitude from January 2023 to June 2023.[1] He has also represented Italy at international level, having made his test debut against New Zealand during the 2021 Autumn Nations Series. Nemer has previously played for clubs such as Mar del Plata in the past.[2][3]

Ivan Nemer
Date of birth (1998-04-22) 22 April 1998
Place of birthMar del Plata, Argentina
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight116 kg (256 lb; 18 st 4 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team Benetton
Youth career
Biguá Rugby Club
Sporting Club Mar del Plata,
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2020 Rugby Casale ()
2020– Benetton 41 (10)
Correct as of 17 Dec 2022
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018 Argentina U20
2021– Italy 11 (0)
Correct as of 19 Nov 2022

Professional career

On the 31 October 2021, he was selected by Kieran Crowley to be part of Italy 34-man squad for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals. He made his debut against All Blacks.[4]

Ivan Nemer gave a banana peel to his national team mate, Cherif Traoré.[5] He was disqualified for six months by the federal judges. During the suspension, he will work on the Fir Migrants Project.[6] He has waived his right to appeal the sentence.[7]

References
  1. "Benetton suspend Nemer after rotten banana incident". BBC Sport.
  2. "IVAN NEMER E' UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DEL BENETTON RUGBY". Benetton Rugby.
  3. "Benetton recruits Argentine prop Ivan Nemer". Americas Rugby News.
  4. "ITALRUGBY, GLI AZZURRI CONVOCATI PER LE AUTUMN NATIONS SERIES". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 31 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  5. "Cherif Traoré, una banana marcia dai compagni come regalo di Natale: "Quelle risate mi hanno fatto male". Poi le scuse, accettate" (in Italian). 2022-12-21. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  6. admin@bnt (2023-01-27). "COMUNICATO STAMPA FIR E DICHIARAZIONE IVAN NEMER" (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  7. "Rugby, banana al compagno originario della Guinea: Nemer squalificato sei mesi" (in Italian). 2023-01-27. Retrieved 2023-01-27.


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