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 RC Toulon
Youth career
San Cirano
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012–2014 San Cirano 21 (45)
2013 Pampas XV 2 (0)
2016–2017 Viadana 27 (80)
2017–2025 Benetton 102 (65)
2025– RC Toulon ()
Correct as of 07 Feb 2025
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012 Argentina U20 4 (0)
2013–2015 Argentina XV 6 (5)
2021– Italy 44 (35)
Correct as of 23 Feb 2025
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 RC Toulon of the French Top 14. 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] He played with Benetton in the United Rugby Championship until 2025. [3]

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Professional career

Born in Argentina, Brex is of Italian descent through his father and holds dual citizenship. [4] 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. [5]

In January 2021, he was named in the Italy squad. [6] On 22 August 2023, he was named in Italy's 33-man squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup. [7]

Statistics

List of international test tries

As of 23 February 2025 [8]

TryOpposing teamLocationVenueCompetitionDateResultScore
1Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa Padua, Italy Stadio Plebiscito 2022 end-of-year rugby union internationals 5 November 2022Win49 - 17
2Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Rome, Italy Stadio Olimpico 2023 Six Nations 11 March 2023Loss17 - 29
3Flag of Romania.svg  Romania San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy Stadio Riviera delle Palme 2023 RWC Warm-Ups 19 August 2023Win57 - 7
4Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Nice, France Allianz Riviera 2023 Rugby World Cup 20 September 2023Win38 - 17
5Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Rome, Italy Stadio Olimpico 2024 Six Nations 9 March 2024Win31 - 29
6 Edinburgh, Scotland Murrayfield Stadium 2025 Six Nations 1 February 2025Loss31 - 19
7Flag of France.svg  France Rome, Italy Stadio Olimpico 2025 Six Nations 23 February 2025Loss24 - 73

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. ↑ "SONO 7 I LEONI CHE SALUTERANNO IL BENETTON RUGBY". Benetton Rugby. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  4. ↑ 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)
  5. ↑ "Italseven, Gli Azzurri per Il Torneo Preolimpico di Qualificazione Olimpica".
  6. ↑ "Italrugby, gli Azzurri convocati per il raduno di Roma". Italian Rugby Federation (in Italian). 25 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  7. ↑ "ITALIA, I 33 AZZURRI PER LA RUGBY WORLD CUP "FRANCIA 2023". Federazione Italiana Rugby (in Italian). 22 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "Ignacio Brex". 23 February 2025.
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