Riccardo Brugnara

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Riccardo Brugnara
Date of birth (1993-12-26) 26 December 1993 (age 27)
Place of birthMantua, Italy
Height180 cm (71 in)
Weight115 kg (254 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team Calvisano
Youth career
2006−2010
2010−2011
2011−2013
Viadana
Leicester Tigers
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013–17
2013–16
2015–17
2017−19
2018
2019−
2020		 Leicester Tigers
→Doncaster Knights
→Loghborough Students
Rovigo Delta
→Benetton
Calvisano
→Zebre		 15
22
32
37
2
16
5		 (0)
(5)
(10)
(10)
(0)
0
0
Correct as of 29 Dec 2020
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016−18 Emerging Italy 4 0

Riccardo Brugnara (born 26 December 1993 in Mantua, Lombardy)[1] is an Italian prop who plays for Rugby Calvisano in the Italian Top12, previously he played for Leicester Tigers in the Premiership and has played on loan for Doncaster in the Championship.[2]

Brugnara joined Tigers' Academy after attending a rugby course run by Bob Dwyer in his native Italy.[3]

In 2018 he was named Additional Player for Benetton Rugby. [4] For 2019–20 Pro14 and 2020–21 Pro14 seasons he also named as Permit Player for Zebre.[5] [6][7]


In 2016 and 2018 Brugnara was named in the Emerging Italy squad for the World Rugby Nations Cup.[8]

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References[]

  1. ^ "Riccardo Brugnara". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Knights receive Tigers boost". Doncaster Knights. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  3. ^ "intervista a Riccardo Brugnara". Rugby Mantova (in Italian). Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Cardiff Blues Vs Benetton Rugby, la Formazione dei Leoni". 15 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Lo Zebre Rugby Club Apre Ufficialmente la Stagione 2019/2020 Col Primo di Giorno di Test a Parma". 15 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Le Zebre Rugby blindano per il 2020/21 cinque permit players dal TOP12". 17 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Le Zebre Rugby blindano per il 2020/21 cinque permit players dal TOP12". Zebre Rugby Club. 17 June 2020.
  8. ^ "ITALIA EMERGENTI, GLI AZZURRI CONVOCATI PER LA NATIONS CUP". www.federugby.it.
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