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Gabriele Rubini

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Gabriele Rubini
Date of birth (1983-06-29) June 29, 1983 (age 41)
Place of birthFrascati, Italy
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight108 kg (17 st 0 lb)[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2002-2004
2004-2005
2005-2006
2007-2008
2008-2011
Parma
Roma
Poneke FC
Rovigo
Lazio
?
12
?
10
?
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0
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0
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Correct as of 13 November 2013
Correct as of 24 November 2013

Gabriele Rubini (born 29 June 1983), known professionally as Chef Rubio, is a former semi-professional Italian rugby player and television presenter for DMAX.[citation needed]

Sporting career

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Born in Frascati, he is the brother of professional rugby player Giulio Rubini. Gabriele played rugby from an early age, after making his debut in 2002 for Rugby Roma Olimpic against Parma; he became an athlete of national status, so that the Italian Rugby Federation delayed his transfer to the following season.[2] Between 2003 and 2005 he played for Rome, making a total of 12 appearances in Series A games.[3]

At the end of the season he moved to New Zealand, and was recruited by Poneke Rugby Club near Wellington. To earn his living, he began working in a restaurant, and thus developed an interest in culinary arts alongside his passion for rugby.[4]

Returning to Italy in 2007 he played for Rovigo in the Super 10 league, and from 2008, first in Series A, then in Excellence with Lazio until a ligament injury ended his sporting career in 2011.[citation needed]

Meanwhile, he had trained as a chef with an international course from which had graduated in 2010.[citation needed]

He's been a television presenter until 2019, when he abandoned DMAX for personal reasons.[5]

As of March 2024, Rubini is under investigation by the Public Prosecutor's Office of Rome, as suspected of incitement to racial hatred and defamation.[6]

In May 2024 he was assaulted by an unidentified group of six men. He blamed Zionists.[7]

TV Programs

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References

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  1. ^ it:Gabriele Rubini
  2. ^ "Comunicato federale n. 6 Stagione Sportiva 2003-2004" (PDF) (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Rugby. 10 March 2004. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Elenco presenze in prima squadra" (in Italian). Rugby Roma Olimpic. Archived from the original on 1 November 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Gabriele Rubini aka Chef Rubio, un flanker tra cibo e fornelli". On Rugby. 14 July 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  5. ^ David Puente (10 November 2019). "Rubio cacciato da Discovery? Lo chef racconta tutto nelle sue stories Instagram". Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  6. ^ Di Corrado, Valeria (23 March 2024). "Propaganda antisemita, Rubio e il prof Orsini indagati per odio razziale: dai post al coltello "anti-sionista"" [«Anti-Semitic propaganda», Rubio and prof Orsini investigated for racial hatred: from the posts to the "anti-Zionist" knife] (in Italian). Il Messaggero. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  7. ^ "'Anti-Zionist' TV chef beaten up in street - General News - Ansa.it". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 16 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  8. ^ DMAX program Unti e bisunti (in Italian)
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