Federico Ruzza (born 4 August 1994) is an Italian professional rugby union player who primarily plays lock for Benetton of the United Rugby Championship.[1]
 Ruzza during a Six Nations event, March 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 4 August 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Padua, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 198 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (238 lb; 17 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Professional career
editUnder contract with Viadana, for 2014–15 Pro12 season, Ruzza named as Permit Player for Zebre in Pro 14 and he played for Zebre from 2015 to 2017.[2][3]
In 2014, Ruzza was named in the Italy Under 20 and Italy Sevens squads. In 2015 he was also named in the Emerging Italy squad for the 2015 World Rugby Tbilisi Cup.[4] Ruzza was part of the Italian squad for the 2017 Six Nations Championshiphaving made his test debut against Scotland during the 2017 Six Nations Championship.[5] On 18 August 2019, he was named in the final 31-man squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.[6]
On 22 August 2023, he was named in the Italy's 33-man squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Dalle Zebre Rugby Arriva Federico Ruzza". 11 April 2017.
- ^ "Stagione 2014/2015". Archived from the original on 4 June 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Stagione 2015/16". Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Italia Emergenti, la Formazione Che Affrontera' l'Irlanda Emergenti Alla Tbilisi Cup".
- ^ "Six Nations 2017: The definitive guide". ESPN.com. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ "Italrugby, Conor O'shea Annuncia I 31 Giocatori Convocati per Il Mondiale".
- ^ "ITALIA, I 33 AZZURRI PER LA RUGBY WORLD CUP "FRANCIA 2023". Federazione Italiana Rugby (in Italian). 22 August 2023.
External links
edit- Federico Ruzza at ESPNscrum
- Federico Ruzza at ItsRugby.co.uk
