Davide Ruggeri
Italian rugby union player
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Davide Ruggeri (born 7 May 1999) is an Italian rugby union player. His usual position is as a Flanker and he currently plays for Zebre Parma in United Rugby Championship.[1][2]
| Born | 7 May 1999 Como, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (15 st 10 lb; 220 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Selected for F.I.R. Academy squad, in 2018–19 Pro14 season, Ruggeri was named as Additional Player for Zebre[3][4] and for 2020–21 Pro14 season, under contract with Rovigo Delta in Top12, he was named as Permit Player for Benetton Rugby.[5][6][7]
In 2018 and 2019, Ruggeri was named in the Italy Under 20 squad.[8] On 8 December 2021, he was selected by Alessandro Troncon to be part of an Emerging Italy 27-man squad for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals.[9] On 26 May Ruggeri was called in Italy A squad for the South African tour in the 2022 mid-year rugby union tests against Namibia and Currie Cup XV team.[10] On 30 November 2023 he was called in Italy Under 23 squad for test series against IRFU Combined Academies.[11] On 28 January 2026 he was selected by Massimo Brunello to be part of an Italy XV squad for two official tests against Scotland A and Chile during 2026 men's rugby union internationals window of spring.[12].