Francesco Ruffolo
Italian rugby union player
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Francesco Ruffolo is a professional Italian rugby union player. His usual position is lock and he currently plays for Zebre Parma in United Rugby Championship.[1]
| Born | 31 October 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 118 kg (260 lb; 18 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Under contract with Colorno, Ruffolo was named as Permit Player for Zebre Parma in summer 2024 ahead of the 2024–25 United Rugby Championship.[2][3] He made his debut in Round 1 of United Rugby Championship in the 2024–25 season against the Cardiff.[4][5][6]
On the 5th of May 2025 he joined Zebre senior team full time.[1]
In 2022 he was named in Italy U20s squad.[7]
On 3 December 2024 he was called in Italy Under 23 squad for test series against Emerging Scotland.[8]