Paolo Buso

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Paolo Buso
Birth namePaolo Buso
Date of birth (1986-07-28) 28 July 1986 (age 36)
Place of birth Treviso, Italy
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight88 kg (13 st 12 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-Half / Fullback
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2006–08
2009–10
2010–12
2012–14
2014−16
2016−17
Rugby Calvisano
Rugby Roma
Aironi
Zebre
Grasse
Macon
48
13
4
16
11
8
(106)
(10)
(0)
(21)
(90)
(5)
Correct as of 11 February 2013
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2006
2008–13
Italy Under 20
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
3
6
(5)
(10)
Correct as of 11 February 2013

Paolo Buso (born 28 July 1986) is an Italian rugby player. He currently plays for Zebre.

Career

After joining Calvisano at age 17 in 2003, Buso made the first team in 2006, and scored 30 points in 14 league matches in one season.

During the 2008 Six Nations Championship Coach Nick Mallett selected Buso in the senior squad where he appeared in the Cardiff match against Wales.

In the summer of 2009 he left Calvisano to play for Rugby Roma. In May 2010 he joined Aironi in the Celtic League.


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