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Pierre Bruno

Pierre Bruno

Italian rugby union player

Pierre Bruno (Italian pronunciation: [ˈbruːno]; born 28 June 1996) is an Italian professional rugby union player who primarily plays wing for Zebre Parma of the United Rugby Championship.[2]

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Professional career

Bruno has previously played for clubs such as Mogliano and Calvisano in the past. For 2017–18 Pro14 season, he named as Additional Player for Zebre.[3] He played with Zebre Parma from summer 2019 to 2023–24 season.[4][5]

In 2015 and 2016, Bruno was named in the Italy Under 20 squad and in 2017 and 2018 he was named in the Emerging Italy squad.[6][7][8] On 8 November 2021 he was named in the Italy A squad for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals.[9]

On 31 October 2021, he was selected by Kieran Crowley to be part of an Italy 34-man squad for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals. He made his debut for Italy on 20 November 2021 against Uruguay, scoring a try in Italy's 17–10 win.[10][11][12]

Kieran Crowley selected Pierre Bruno also for the 2022 Six Nations Championship, but his debut in the tournament[13] against Ireland was unfortunate, as he had to be replaced after only 20 minutes due to a controversial refereeing decision.[14] Bruno was also in the Italian starting team that faced Scotland in Rome. The match ended in another defeat for Italy (22-33), but with signs of improvement.[15]

Bruno had the opportunity to make up for it in November 2022 Autumn internationals, when he scored two tries in the sparkling victory of Italy over Samoa (49-17),[16] and another try against Australia, a first ever win for the Italian team facing the Wallabies (28-27).[17]

On 22 August 2023, he was named in the Italy's 33-man squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.[18]

Statistics

List of international test tries

As of 25 February 2022

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References

  1. [1]
    "Pierre Bruno player profile". rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Pierre Bruno". Zebre Parma.
  3. [3]
    "L'Ala delle Zebre Pierre Bruno Sogna Una Stagione da Protagonista: "Cerco di Essere Più Concentrato Possibile, di Fare del Mio Meglio per Ritagliarmi Un Posto in Squadra"". 30 July 2019.
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    "Both Irish and English interest as Zebre confirm official 2019/20 squad".
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    "LE ZEBRE SALUTANO NOVE ATLETI CHE LASCIANO IL CLUB". Zebre Parma. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  6. [6]
    "Wales U20 35-6 Italy U20". BBC Sport.
  7. [7]
    "Italia Emergenti, I 28 Azzurri Convocati per la Nations Cup in Uruguay".
  8. [8]
    "Italia Emergenti: Tre Cambi per la Nations Cup 2018".
  9. [9]
    "ITALRUGBY, CONVOCATO LOVOTTI. QUATTRO AZZURRI AGGREGATI AL RADUNO DELL'ITALIA A". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 8 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  10. [10]
    "ITALRUGBY, GLI AZZURRI CONVOCATI PER LE AUTUMN NATIONS SERIES". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 31 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
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    "Pierre Bruno". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  12. [12]
    "Italy v Uruguay - Rugby Union". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  13. [13]
    "Pierre Bruno to make his Six Nations debut for Italy in Dublin". Irish Times. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  14. [14]
    "Italy thrashed by Ireland after being forced to play for an hour with 13 men". The Guardian. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  15. [15]
    "Italy 22-33 Scotland: Six Nations – as it happened". The Guardian. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  16. [16]
    "Rugby-Italy kickstart autumn series with 49-17 win over Samoa". Reuters. 5 November 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  17. [17]
    "Italy 28-27 Australia: Azzurri earn first win against Wallabies". BBC Sport. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  18. [18]
    "ITALIA, I 33 AZZURRI PER LA RUGBY WORLD CUP "FRANCIA 2023". Federazione Italiana Rugby (in Italian). 22 August 2023.


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