Paolo Buonfiglio

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Paolo Buonfiglio
Date of birth (1995-01-28) 28 January 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Prato, Italy
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight108 kg (17 st 0 lb; 238 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team Zebre
Youth career
UR Prato-Sesto
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013−2014 F.I.R. Academy ()
2014−2019 Mogliano 74 (10)
2019− Zebre 28 (0)
2019−2021 →Mogliano 6 (0)
Correct as of 23 Sep 2022
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014−2015 Italy Under 20 20 (0)
2016−2021 Italy A 6 (0)
2023− Italy 1 (0)
Correct as of 5 Aug 2023

Paolo Buonfiglio (Prato, 28 January 1995) is an Italian rugby union player. His usual position is as a Prop and he currently plays for Zebre in Pro14. [1] [2]

Under contract with Mogliano, in 2015–16 Pro12 season, he named as Additional Player for Benetton Treviso in Pro 12. [3]

In 2014 and 2015, Buonfiglio was named in the Italy Under 20 squad and in 2016 and 2017 he was named in the Emerging Italy squad. [4] [5] On 8 November 2021 he was named in the Italy A squad for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals. [6] On 5 July 2023, he was selected by Kieran Crowley to be part of an Italy squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches. He made his debut against Ireland in the second match of 5 Augbust 2023. [7]

For injury cover, On 2 October 2023, he was named in the Italy's 33-man squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Paolo Buonfiglio". Zebre Parma.
  2. ↑ "Zebre Rugby: ecco Paolo Buonfiglio". On Rugby (in Italian). 9 May 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "DAL MOGLIANO ARRIVANO BUONFIGLIO E ZANI". Benetton Rugby.
  4. ↑ Portoghese, Matteo (25 May 2017). "Rugby – Italia Emergenti pronta per la Nations Cup".
  5. ↑ "Italia Emergenti. I 28 azzurri convocati per la Nations Cup". F.I.R. Rugby (in Italian).
  6. ↑ "ITALRUGBY, CONVOCATO LOVOTTI. QUATTRO AZZURRI AGGREGATI AL RADUNO DELL'ITALIA A". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 8 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  7. ↑ RWC 2023, UFFICIALIZZATA LA ROSA ALLARGATA DELL'ITALIA PER I RADUNI IN PREPARAZIONE DEL MONDIALE
  8. ↑ "ITALRUGBY, CONVOCATO PAOLO BUONFIGLIO IN PREPARAZIONE DEL MATCH CONTRO LA FRANCIA". Federazione Italiana Rugby (in Italian). 2 October 2023.
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