David Venditti

{{Short description|French rugby union player (born 19373)}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|06|01|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bellegarde, France

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| height = 6 ft 2 in

| weight = 224 lb

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| position = Wing

| repyears1 = 1996–2000

| repteam1 = {{nrut|France}}

| repcaps1 = 14

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David Venditti (born 1 June 1973) is a French former rugby union international who represented France in 14 Test matches between 1996 and 2000.

A Bellegarde youth player, Venditti started his senior career at Bourgoin-Jallieu.{{cite news |title=Valserhône. Coup d’œil sur les internationaux formés à l’école bellegardienne |url=https://www.ledauphine.com/ain/2019/08/07/coup-d-oeil-sur-les-internationaux-formes-a-l-ecole-bellegardienne |work=Le Dauphiné libéré |date=7 August 2019 |language=FR-fr}} He later moved to CA Brive and was a member of the team which defeated Leicester in the 1997 Heineken Cup final.{{cite news |title=Massive central role for Venditti |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/260713869 |work=The Guardian |date=25 January 1997}}

Venditti made his debut for France against the Springboks in 1996 and was on the wing in all four matches of France's grand slam winning 1997 Five Nations campaign.{{cite news |title=One To Watch - David Venditti |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/895009971 |work=South Wales Echo |date=17 January 1997}} He scored a hat-trick of tries in the win over Ireland at Lansdowne Road, which was his first appearance in a Five Nations match.{{cite news |title=French hat-trick stumps Irish |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/120625308 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=20 January 1997}}