Paolo Buonfiglio
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Date of birth | (1995-01-28) 28 January 1995 (age 29) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Prato, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb; 238 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paolo Buonfiglio (Prato, 28 January 1995) is an Italian rugby union player. His usual position is as a Prop and he currently plays for Zebre in Pro14.[1][2]
Under contract with Mogliano, in 2015–16 Pro12 season, he named as Additional Player for Benetton Treviso in Pro 12.[3]
In 2014 and 2015, Buonfiglio was named in the Italy Under 20 squad and in 2016 and 2017 he was named in the Emerging Italy squad.[4][5] On 8 November 2021 he was named in the Italy A squad for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals.[6] On 5 July 2023, he was selected by Kieran Crowley to be part of an Italy squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches. He made his debut against Ireland in the second match of 5 Augbust 2023.[7]
For injury cover, On 2 October 2023, he was named in the Italy's 33-man squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.[8]
References
- ^ "Paolo Buonfiglio". Zebre Parma.
- ^ "Zebre Rugby: ecco Paolo Buonfiglio". On Rugby (in Italian). 9 May 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ "DAL MOGLIANO ARRIVANO BUONFIGLIO E ZANI". Benetton Rugby.
- ^ Portoghese, Matteo (25 May 2017). "Rugby – Italia Emergenti pronta per la Nations Cup".
- ^ "Italia Emergenti. I 28 azzurri convocati per la Nations Cup". F.I.R. Rugby (in Italian).
- ^ "ITALRUGBY, CONVOCATO LOVOTTI. QUATTRO AZZURRI AGGREGATI AL RADUNO DELL'ITALIA A". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 8 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ RWC 2023, UFFICIALIZZATA LA ROSA ALLARGATA DELL'ITALIA PER I RADUNI IN PREPARAZIONE DEL MONDIALE
- ^ "ITALRUGBY, CONVOCATO PAOLO BUONFIGLIO IN PREPARAZIONE DEL MATCH CONTRO LA FRANCIA". Federazione Italiana Rugby (in Italian). 2 October 2023.
External links
- Paolo Buonfiglio at ItsRugby.co.uk
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