Italian star Maxime Mbanda honoured for his heroic off field actions

Maxime Mbanda

Italy and Zebre flanker Maxime Mbanda has won the 2020 Guinness PRO14 Chairman’s Award in recognition of his incredible efforts as a volunteer ambulance worker during the Covid-19 pandemic.

At the height of the pandemic crisis in Italy, the 27-year-old gave up his time for over 70 days for the Yellow Cross in the Emilia-Romagna area of Italy to drive ambulances ferrying critically ill patients to hospital.