Alessandro Fusco

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Alessandro Fusco
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Date of birth (1999-10-28) 28 October 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Napoli, Italy
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Weight85 kg (187 lb; 13 st 5 lb) [1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Current team Zebre Parma
Youth career
Amatori Napoli Rugby
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019–2021 Fiamme Oro 19 (18)
2020–2021 → Zebre Parma 3 (0)
2021– Zebre Parma 18 (10)
Correct as of 6 November 2022
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018–2019 Italy U20 14 (10)
2021– Italy 17 (10)
Correct as of 6 Oct 2023
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2023− Italy Sevens 2

Alessandro Fusco (born 28 October 1999) is an Italian professional rugby union player who primarily plays scrum-half for Zebre Parma in the United Rugby Championship. He has also represented Italy at international level, having made his test debut against Argentina during the 2021 Autumn Nations Series. Fusco has previously played for clubs such as Fiamme Oro in the past. [2] [3] [4]

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Fusco is the great-grandson of Elio Fusco, a 1960s Neapolitan rugby icon who played eleven times for Italy and coached the storied Partenope, winners of the Top10 in 1965 and 1966. His grandfather was an Italian rugby player as well. [5]

Professional career

Fusco has previously played for clubs such as Fiamme Oro in the past. For the end of 2019–20 Pro14 season and for 2020–21 Pro14 season, Fusco was named as Permit Player for Zebre. [6] [7] He made his Zebre debut in Round 6 of the 2020–21 Pro14 against Munster. [8]

In 2018 and 2019, Fusco was named in the Italy Under 20 squad. On 31 October 2021, he was selected by Kieran Crowley to be part of an Italy 34-man squad for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals. He made his debut against Argentina. [9]

In 2022, Fusco became the first person from Naples to play in the Six Nations, when replacing Stephen Varney in Italy's loss to England. [10]

Fusco was named in Kieran Crowley's 33-man squad for the 2022 end-of-year rugby union internationals. [11]

On 22 August 2023, he was named in the Italy's 33-man squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup. [12]

In June 2023 he was also named in Italy Sevens squad for the 2023 Rugby Europe Sevens Championship Series. [13]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Alessandro Fusco player profile". rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "Alessandro Fusco". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Alessandro Fusco". Zebre Parma.
  4. ↑ "I DUE ATLETI DELLE FIAMME ORO RUGBY ALESSANDRO FUSCO E CRISTIAN STOIAN AGGIUNGONO QUALITÀ ALLA ROSA DELLE ZEBRE RUGBY". Zebre Rugby (in Italian). 2 August 2021. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  5. ↑ Napolista (5 November 2021). "Un altro Fusco nella nazionale di rugby: Alessandro continua la storia del grande Elio". ilNapolista (in Italian). Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "LE ZEBRE RUGBY DANNO IL BENTORNATO A CINQUE PERMIT PLAYERS PROVENIENTI DAL MASSIMO CAMPIONATO ITALIANO" (in Italian). Zebre. 17 June 2020. Archived from the original on 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  7. ↑ "Cincque Giovani debuttanti nella formazione delle Zebre scelte per la sfida col Munster". Zebre (in Italian). 29 November 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  8. ↑ "Munster 52-3 Zebre: Irish province extend lead at top of Pro14 Conference B". BBC Sport. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  9. ↑ "ITALRUGBY, GLI AZZURRI CONVOCATI PER LE AUTUMN NATIONS SERIES". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 31 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  10. ↑ "Sei Nazioni 2022, Alessandro Fusco è il primo napoletano a prendervi parte". www.ilmattino.it (in Italian). 19 January 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  11. ↑ May 2022, Frank Nickson Tuesday 31. "Italy confirm squad for summer series". Talking Rugby Union. Retrieved 31 May 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ↑ "ITALIA, I 33 AZZURRI PER LA RUGBY WORLD CUP "FRANCIA 2023". Federazione Italiana Rugby (in Italian). 22 August 2023.
  13. ↑ "ITALSEVEN MASCHILE, GLI AZZURRI CONVOCATI PER IL RUGBY EUROPE 7S CHAMPIONHIP DI ALGARVE".


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