Date of birth | 1 August 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Genova, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 94 kg (14.8 st; 207 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nicola Bozzo (born 1 August 2004) is an Italian rugby union player, who plays for USA Perpignan in Top 14. [1]
Signed in Summer 2022 for Espoirs team, he made his debut for Perpignan in Round 2 of the 2023–24 EPCR Challenge Cup against Benetton. [2]
In 2023 and 2024, Bozzo was named in Italy U20s squad for annual Six Nations Under 20s Championship. [3]
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