Date of birth | 31 October 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Cosenza, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 118 kg (260 lb; 18 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Francesco Ruffolo is an Italian rugby union player. His usual position is as a Lock and he currently plays for Zebre Parma in United Rugby Championship. [1]
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]