Italy’s South African-born rugby lock, Carlo Antonio del Fava, was on 1 July 1981. He qualifies for Italy through his Italian father. He matriculated from Queen's College in 1999 where he played first-team rugby and water-polo. He was selected for the Natal Sharks but suffered a suspension before he moved overseas. His first game in Italian colours was against Wales in the 2004 Six Nations. Carlo descends from Lelio del Fava who immigrated to South Africa in 1907 from Lucca. He worked for the railways, building the line between East London and Mthatha. He settled in Mthatha where he farmed. Carlo was born in Mthatha and later moved to Durban.
The USA's South African-born rugby hooker, Owen Lentz, was born on 24 January 1980. He matriculated from Queen's College in 1998 where he played first-team rugby and water-polo. He played rugby for South Africa U21, and for Border and Eastern Province in the Currie Cup. He played his first game for the USA in 2006 against Ireland. His father, also Owen Lentz, runs a trading store at Cofimvaba, and his grandfather Lennie owned the Gonubie Hotel until his death in 2007.
