fullname repteam repyears birth_place weight height article_title position birth_date clubnumber school name repupdate
carlo antonio del fava south africa u21 italy 2001 -- 2004 -- 2011 mthatha , south africa 115 kg st on 1.98 0 carlo del fava
 lock 1 july 1981 5 -lsb- http://www.queenscollege.co.za/ queens college -rsb- carlo del fava 20 november 2012
carlo del fava

carlo antonio del fava -lrb- born 1 july 1981 -rrb- is a south african-born , italian former rugby union player .
his preferred position was lock , and he last played for newcastle falcons in the aviva premiership .
del fava was born in mthatha , south africa to italian parents .
he was called up to the italy squad for the 2008 six nations championship .
del fava made his italy debut in the 2004 six nations championship .
previously del fava played for the south african under-21 team .
while playing rugby in south africa , del fava served a two-year ban after testing positive for the banned substance stanozolol .
he was part of the bbc sport coverage for the 2014 and 2015 six nations , giving his views on the italian side .
on 10 february 2014 , it was announced del fava had been forced to retire due to a long standing neck injury .
