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| Date of birth | 28 June 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Genoa, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb; 13 st 1 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pierre Bruno (Italian pronunciation: [ˈbruːno] ; born 28 June 1996) is an Italian professional rugby union player who primarily plays wing for Valorugby Emilia in the Serie A Elite. [2]
Bruno has previously played for clubs such as Mogliano and Calvisano in the past. For 2017–18 Pro14 season, he named as Additional Player for Zebre. [3] He played with Zebre Parma from summer 2019 to 2023–24 season. [4] [5]
In 2015 and 2016, Bruno was named in the Italy Under 20 squad and in 2017 and 2018 he was named in the Emerging Italy squad. [6] [7] [8] On 8 November 2021 he was named in the Italy A squad for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals. [9]
On 31 October 2021, he was selected by Kieran Crowley to be part of an Italy 34-man squad for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals. He made his debut for Italy on 20 November 2021 against Uruguay, scoring a try in Italy's 17–10 win. [10] [11] [12]
Kieran Crowley selected Pierre Bruno also for the 2022 Six Nations Championship, but his debut in the tournament [13] against Ireland was unfortunate, as he had to be replaced after only 20 minutes due to a controversial refereeing decision. [14] Bruno was also in the Italian starting team that faced Scotland in Rome. The match ended in another defeat for Italy (22-33), but with signs of improvement. [15]
Bruno had the opportunity to make up for it in November 2022 Autumn internationals, when he scored two tries in the sparkling victory of Italy over Samoa (49-17), [16] and another try against Australia, a first ever win for the Italian team facing the Wallabies (28-27). [17]
On 22 August 2023, he was named in the Italy's 33-man squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup. [18]
As of 25 February 2022
| Try | Opposing team | Location | Venue | Competition | Date | Result | Score |
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| 1 |  Uruguay | Parma, Italy | Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi | 2021 November Internationals | 20 November 2021 | Win | 17 – 10 |
| 2 |  Samoa | Padua, Italy | Stadio Plebiscito | 2022 November Internationals | 5 November 2022 | Win | 49 – 17 |
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| 4 |  Australia | Florence, Italy | Stadio Artemio Franchi | 2022 November Internationals | 12 November 2022 | Win | 28 – 27 |
| 5 |  Ireland | Rome, Italy | Stadio Olimpico | 2023 Six Nations | 25 February 2023 | Loss | 20 – 34 |
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