Ignacio Brex

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Ignacio Brex
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Brex in 2023
Full nameJuan Ignacio Brex
Date of birth (1992-05-26) 26 May 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in) [1]
Weight94 kg (207 lb; 14 st 11 lb) [1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Current team Benetton
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012–2014 San Cirano 21 (45)
2013 Pampas XV 2 (0)
2016–2017 Viadana 27 (80)
2017– Benetton 73 (55)
Correct as of 10 September 2023
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012 Argentina U20 4 (0)
2013–2015 Argentina XV 6 (5)
2021– Italy 30 (20)
Correct as of 6 Oct 2023
National sevens teams
YearsTeamComps
2012–2014 Argentina 6
2019 Italy 1
Correct as of 10 September 2023

Juan Ignacio Brex (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbɾeks] ; born 26 May 1992) is an Italian-Argentine professional rugby union player who primarily plays centre for Benetton of the United Rugby Championship. He has also represented Italy at international level. Brex has previously played for clubs such as San Cirano, Pampas XV, and Viadana in the past. [2]

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Professional career

Born in Argentina, Brex is of Italian descent through his father and holds dual citizenship. [3] After playing for Argentina until 2015, in 2019 Brex was named in the Italy Sevens squad for the Qualifying Tournament for the 2020 Summer Olympics. [4]

In January 2021, he was named in the Italy squad. [5] On 22 August 2023, he was named in Italy's 33-man squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Ignacio Brex player profile". rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  2. "Brex Ignacio". Benetton Rugby. Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  3. IndaBrainLTD, Copyright (c) 2012-2016 Damida s r l- tutti i diritti riservati designed by. "Il centro del Viadana Brex diventa eleggibile per la Nazionale italiana - Nazionale italiana rugby - Rugbymeet - il social network del rugby". www.rugbymeet.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. "Italseven, Gli Azzurri per Il Torneo Preolimpico di Qualificazione Olimpica".
  5. "Italrugby, gli Azzurri convocati per il raduno di Roma". Italian Rugby Federation (in Italian). 25 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  6. "ITALIA, I 33 AZZURRI PER LA RUGBY WORLD CUP "FRANCIA 2023". Federazione Italiana Rugby (in Italian). 22 August 2023.