Federico Ruzza
Italy international rugby union player
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Federico Ruzza (born 4 August 1994) is an Italian professional rugby union player who primarily plays lock for Benetton of the United Rugby Championship.[1]
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| Born | 4 August 1994 Padua, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 198 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (238 lb; 17 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Professional career
Under contract with Viadana, for 2014–15 Pro12 season, Ruzza named as Permit Player for Zebre in Pro 14 and he played for Zebre from 2015 to 2017.[2][3]
In 2014, Ruzza was named in the Italy Under 20 and Italy Sevens squads. In 2015 he was also named in the Emerging Italy squad for the 2015 World Rugby Tbilisi Cup.[4] Ruzza was part of the Italian squad for the 2017 Six Nations Championship having made his test debut against Scotland during the 2017 Six Nations Championship.[5] On 18 August 2019, he was named in the final 31-man squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.[6]
On 22 August 2023, he was named in the Italy's 33-man squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.[7]
