Aura Muzzo

Aura Muzzo

Muzzo before Italy's 2021 RWC qualification match against Spain
Date of birth	(1997-04-12) 12 April 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	San Vito al Tagliamento
Height	171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb; 10 st 10 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2015–2017 Pordenone (0) 2017– Villorba (0) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2017–   Italy 56 (70)

Aura Muzzo (born 12 April 1997) is an Italian rugby union player. She competed for Italy at the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup.

Rugby career

Muzzo participated in artistic gymnastics as a youngster, a discipline she practiced for fourteen years. She later switched to rugby, she joined Pordenone in 2015 and became successful at an international level in the seven-a-side discipline.

In 2017, together with her move to Villorba in the Serie A competition, she was also called up into the Italian national team for the Women's Rugby World Cup in Ireland, although she never competed during the tournament. Her international debut took place a few months later on 19 November in Biella, it was in a test match against France, which her side lost 21–41. She featured in four matches during the 2018 Six Nations.

Muzzo was selected in the Italian side for the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. She scored a brace of tries as the Italians fought their way back for a 22–10 win over the United States in their opening Pool B match at the World Cup. ^{[1] [2]} Her side created history by being the first Italian team to progress to a rugby quarter-finals. ^[3] They defeated Japan 21–8 in their final pool match to reach the knockout stage. ^[3]

She competed in the 2024 Six Nations that started in March. ^{[4] [5]} She then played in the September test against Japan ahead of the WXV competition. ^[6] She subsequently took part in the WXV 2 tournament in Cape Town a few weeks later. ^[7]

She was named in Italy's squad for the Women's Six Nations Championship on 5 March 2025. ^[8] In August, she made the Italian side to the Women's Rugby World Cup in England. ^{[9] [10]}

References

1. "Aura Muzzo double earns Italy opening win over United States". The Japan Times. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
2. "Italy secure a hard-fought bonus-point win over the USA". www.world.rugby. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
3. "Italy make Rugby World Cup history". RNZ. 23 October 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
4. "ITALY NAME TEAM TO FACE ENGLAND IN PARMA". www.sixnationsrugby.com. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
5. Rendell, Sarah (25 April 2024). "Italy Women's Six Nations Squad 2024 - Gai to win 100 caps". Rugby World. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
6. "Italia, Muzzo verso il WXV: "Col Giappone ci siamo sbloccate. In campo con tanta adrenalina"". Federazione Italiana Rugby (in Italian). 25 September 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
7. Cassano, Michele (25 September 2024). "Italia Femminile, Aura Muzzo: "Il WXW sarà una grande opportunità, ci servirà anche per il 2025"". On Rugby (in Italian). Retrieved 26 March 2025.
8. "Italia femminile: un bel mix di esperienza e giovani talenti. L'analisi delle convocate per il Sei Nazioni 2025". Federazione Italiana Rugby (in Italian). 19 March 2025. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
9. "Nazionale Femminile, le 32 convocate per la Rugby World Cup 2025" [Women's National Team, the 32 called up for the 2025 Rugby World Cup]. Italian Rugby Federation (in Italian). 11 August 2025. Archived from the original on 11 August 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
10. "Italy name experienced squad for Women's RWC 2025". Rugby World Cup 2025 England. 8 November 2025. Retrieved 14 August 2025.