**Benetton lock Dean Budd is retiring from international rugby after being confirmed as one of eight players to depart the club in the coming weeks.** Budd won 29 Azzurri caps between 2017 and 2020 and has made 115 Benetton appearances - he joins the retiring Alessandro Zanni, Ian McKinley, Marco Fuser, Engjel Makelara, Nasi Manu, Antonio Rizzi and Tito Tebaldi in the departures list. [Benetton rugby director Antonio Pavanello said](https://www.rugbypass.com/news/benetton-announce-8-players-are-leaving-including-kiwi-dean-budd-and-irishman-ian-mckinley/): “A special mention for Alessandro, Dean and Marco who have played over 100 appearances. In particular, a new chapter will open for Zanni within our family. “We will accompany him along his course of study, inserting him within the staff of the physical trainers of the first team and the youth teams, giving him the opportunity to learn a lot and be aware of the important experience that he can make available to the group.”
