Pierre Bruno | |
Birth Date: | 28 June 1996 |
Birth Place: | Genoa, Italy |
Height: | 1810NaN0[1] |
Weight: | 830NaN0 |
Position: | Wing |
Currentclub: | Zebre Parma |
Years1: | 2015 |
Clubs1: | Mogliano |
Apps1: | 5 |
Points1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2016–2019 |
Clubs2: | Calvisano |
Apps2: | 53 |
Points2: | 160 |
Years3: | 2017 |
Clubs3: | →Zebre Parma |
Apps3: | 1 |
Points3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2019–2024 |
Clubs4: | Zebre Parma |
Apps4: | 56 |
Points4: | 70 |
Repyears1: | 2015–2016 |
Repteam1: | Italy U20 |
Repcaps1: | 8 |
Reppoints1: | 5 |
Repyears2: | 2017–2018 |
Repteam2: | Emerging Italy |
Repcaps2: | 6 |
Reppoints2: | 5 |
Repyears3: | 2021 |
Repteam3: | Italy A |
Repcaps3: | 1 |
Reppoints3: | 5 |
Repyears4: | 2021– |
Repteam4: | Italy |
Repcaps4: | 15 |
Reppoints4: | 25 |
Clubupdate: | 24 Dec 2022 |
Repupdate: | 6 Oct 2023 |
Pierre Bruno (pronounced as /it/; born 28 June 1996) is an Italian professional rugby union player who primarily plays wing for Zebre Parma of the United Rugby Championship.[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 | Parma, Italy | Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi | 2021 November Internationals | 20 November 2021 | Win | 17 – 10 | ||
2 | Padua, Italy | Stadio Plebiscito | 2022 November Internationals | 5 November 2022 | Win | 49 – 17 | ||
3 | ||||||||
4 | Florence, Italy | Stadio Artemio Franchi | 2022 November Internationals | 12 November 2022 | Win | 28 – 27 | ||
5 | Rome, Italy | Stadio Olimpico | 2023 Six Nations | 25 February 2023 | Loss | 20 – 34 |