Date of birth | 26 December 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Mantua, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 180 cm (71 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 115 kg (254 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Riccardo Brugnara (born 26 December 1993 in Mantua, Lombardy) [1] is an Italian prop who plays for Petrarca Padova in the Italian Serie A Elite, previously he played for Leicester Tigers in the Premiership and has played on loan for Doncaster in the Championship. [2] [3]
Brugnara joined Tigers' Academy after attending a rugby course run by Bob Dwyer in his native Italy. [4]
Under contract with Rovigo Delta, in 2018 he was named Additional Player for Benetton Rugby. [5] Signed with Calvisano, for 2019–20 Pro14 and 2020–21 Pro14 seasons he also named as Permit Player for Zebre. He played with Calvisano until 2022−2023 season. [6] [7] [8] [9]
In 2016 and 2018 Brugnara was named in the Emerging Italy squad for the World Rugby Nations Cup. [10]