Riccardo Brugnara
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| Born | 26 December 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 180 cm (71 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 115 kg (254 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Riccardo Brugnara (born 26 December 1993 in Mantua, Lombardy)[1] is an Italian prop who plays for Valorugby Emilia in the Italian Serie A Elite, previously he played for Leicester Tigers in the Premiership and has played on loan for Doncaster in the Championship.[2][3]
Brugnara joined Tigers' Academy after attending a rugby course run by Bob Dwyer in his native Italy.[4]
Under contract with Rovigo Delta, in 2018 he was named Additional Player for Benetton Rugby.[5] Signed with Calvisano, for 2019–20 Pro14 and 2020–21 Pro14 seasons he also named as Permit Player for Zebre. He played with Calvisano until 2022−2023 season.[6][7][8][9] From 2023 to 2025 he played for Petrarca Padova in the Italian Serie A Elite.[10][11]
In 2016 and 2018 Brugnara was named in the Emerging Italy squad for the World Rugby Nations Cup.[12]