Pierre Bruno
Bruno in 2023
Date of birth (1996-06-28) 28 June 1996 (age 27)
Place of birthGenoa, Italy
Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight83 kg (183 lb; 13 st 1 lb)[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Current team Zebre Parma
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015 Mogliano 5 (0)
2016–2019 Calvisano 53 (160)
2017 →Zebre Parma 1 (0)
2019– Zebre Parma 43 (70)
Correct as of 24 Dec 2022
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015–2016 Italy U20 8 (5)
2017–2018 Emerging Italy 6 (5)
2021 Italy A 1 (5)
2021– Italy 15 (25)
Correct as of 6 Oct 2023

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][3]

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.[4]

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.[5][6][7] On 8 November 2021 he was named in the Italy A squad for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals.[8]

On the 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.[9][10][11]

Kieran Crowley selected Pierre Bruno also for the 2022 Six Nations Championship, but his debut in the tournament[12] against Ireland was unfortunate, as he had to be replaced after only 20 minutes due to a controversial refereeing decision.[13] 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.[14]

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),[15] and another try against Australia, a first ever win for the Italian team facing the Wallabies (28-27).[16]

On 22nd August 2023, he was named in the Italy's 33-man squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.[17]

Statistics

List of international test tries

As of 25 February 2022

Try Opposing team Location Venue Competition Date Result Score
1  Uruguay Parma, Italy Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi 2021 November Internationals 20 November 2021 Win 17 – 10
2  Samoa Padua, Italy Stadio Plebiscito 2022 November Internationals 5 November 2022 Win 49 – 17
3
4  Australia Florence, Italy Stadio Artemio Franchi 2022 November Internationals 12 November 2022 Win 28 – 27
5  Ireland Rome, Italy Stadio Olimpico 2023 Six Nations 25 February 2023 Loss 20 – 34

References

  1. ^ a b "Pierre Bruno player profile". rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Pierre Bruno". Zebre Parma.
  3. ^ "Both Irish and English interest as Zebre confirm official 2019/20 squad".
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Wales U20 35-6 Italy U20". BBC Sport.
  6. ^ "Italia Emergenti, I 28 Azzurri Convocati per la Nations Cup in Uruguay".
  7. ^ "Italia Emergenti: Tre Cambi per la Nations Cup 2018".
  8. ^ "ITALRUGBY, CONVOCATO LOVOTTI. QUATTRO AZZURRI AGGREGATI AL RADUNO DELL'ITALIA A". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 8 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  9. ^ "ITALRUGBY, GLI AZZURRI CONVOCATI PER LE AUTUMN NATIONS SERIES". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 31 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Pierre Bruno". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Italy v Uruguay - Rugby Union". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  12. ^ "Pierre Bruno to make his Six Nations debut for Italy in Dublin". Irish Times. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  13. ^ "Italy thrashed by Ireland after being forced to play for an hour with 13 men". The Guardian. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  14. ^ "Italy 22-33 Scotland: Six Nations – as it happened". The Guardian. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  15. ^ "Rugby-Italy kickstart autumn series with 49-17 win over Samoa". Reuters. 5 November 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  16. ^ "Italy 28-27 Australia: Azzurri earn first win against Wallabies". BBC Sport. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  17. ^ "ITALIA, I 33 AZZURRI PER LA RUGBY WORLD CUP "FRANCIA 2023". Federazione Italiana Rugby (in Italian). 22 August 2023.

External links


Italy squad – 2023 Rugby World Cup
Zebre Parma – current squad
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