Pierre Bruno

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]

Pierre Bruno
Date of birth (1996-06-28) 28 June 1996
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 13 (25)
Correct as of 29 Jul 2023

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. "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.


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