Simone Ragusi

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Simone Ragusi
Full nameSimone Ragusi
Date of birth (1992-03-28) 28 March 1992 (age 30)
Place of birth Milan, Italy
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight85 kg (13 st 5 lb; 187 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Full back
Current team Petrarca
Youth career
1996-2011 ASR Milano
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011−2012 Ospreys 0 (0)
2011−2012 →Bridgend RFC 3 (0)
2012−2013 Prato 23 (150)
2013−2014 Rovigo 19 (57)
2014−2016 Treviso 34 (25)
2016−2020 Petrarca 51 (125)
2020−2022 Calvisano 29 (28)
Correct as of 25 April 2015 [1]
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013-2014 Emerging Italy 6 (27)
2016− Italy Seven 15 (32)
Correct as of 14 November 2014 [2]

Simone Ragusi (born 28 March 1992) is an Italian rugby union player who plays as a full back. He currently plays for Calvisano currently competing in the top tier of the Italian rugby union, the Top12. [3]

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Youth

Ragusi was born in Milan, Italy. He was born into a rugby family; his father is a coach and his brother, Federico, plays at a semi-professional level for asrmilano in the second tier Serie A of the Italian system. Simone's grand father has been a referee, and for several years president of referees national committee also rugby Lombardy region president. Simone Ragusi started playing rugby at the age of 4, for the local youth of AS Rugby Milano. [4]

Career

Simone temporarily transferred to Wales to gain experience with the Ospreys and Bridgend RFC to play in the Welsh Premier Division. [5] In 2012, he returned to Italy joining Prato, where he found his footing playing regularly at Fly-half, later playing in the final of the 2012-13 National Championship Eccellenza(Top10) losing 16-11 against Mogliano. Simone was fullback and kicker. Around this time he made his debut for Italy National second Team; National Emerging. The following year he transferred to Rovigo, once again fielding for the second consecutive time in the final of the Championship of Eccellenza (top10). This time the title went to Calvisano who prevailed after coming from 0 - 17 down to win 26-17. Simone scored the first try of the match at the first minutes. After that season Simone Ragusi has been signed for Benetton Treviso, following by an Italy national team call for November test matches 2014, Six nation 2015 and the preparation camp of the 2015 World Cup in England and Wales.

Benetton Treviso

In 2014, Ragusi Simon moved to Benetton Treviso to once again try for the Pro12. He played 13 games in the 2014-2015 season scoring four tries. [6] He played 12 games and 672 minutes in the Pro 12 2015-2016 season. The same year he also received his first call from the Italian national rugby union team. Simone is also been part of Italy sevens national team where he is being proving essential for the team.

Petrarca Rugby

From 2016 to 2020 Simone Ragusi played for Petrarca Padova where I collected 3178 minutes, making 16 try playing principally as fullback and then flyhallf and outside centre. After the 2017/18 season win by Simone Ragusi and Petrarca Padova, Simone was nominated as best fullback of the competition inserted in the best XV of the Season. [7] [8]

Calvisano Rugby

From 2020 to 2022 Ragusi played for Calvisano currently competing in the top tier of the Italian rugby union, the Top12. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ /itsrugby, Simone Ragusi
  2. ↑ /itsrugby, Simone Ragusi
  3. ↑ "Rugby Calvisano - Benvenuto Simone".
  4. ↑ /asrugbymilano, Simon Ragusi, player of our nursery At the age of 19, Age he moved to Swansea playing for the Ospreys and Bridgend ravens. Archived 2014-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ /bridgendravens, Simone Ragusi
  6. ↑ "Guinness Pro12 Player archive Simone Ragusi". Guinness Pro14. May 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Tutti i numeri della stagione dell'Argos Petrarca". Boccaccio Rugby News (in Italian). 29 May 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "Il Best XV di Eccellenza 2017/18 - Campionato italiano rugby Eccellenza - Rugbymeet - il social network del rugby".
  9. ↑ "Rugby Calvisano - Benvenuto Simone".
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