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Rugby player
Paolo Buonfiglio
Date of birth (1995-01-28) 28 January 1995 (age 29)
Place of birthPrato, Italy
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight108 kg (17 st 0 lb; 238 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team Zebre
Youth career
UR Prato-Sesto
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013−2014 F.I.R. Academy ()
2014−2019 Mogliano 74 (10)
2019− Zebre 28 (0)
2019−2021 →Mogliano 6 (0)
Correct as of 23 Sep 2022
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014−2015 Italy Under 20 20 (0)
2016−2021 Italy A 6 (0)
2023− Italy 1 (0)
Correct as of 5 Aug 2023

Paolo Buonfiglio (Prato, 28 January 1995) is an Italian rugby union player. His usual position is as a Prop and he currently plays for Zebre in Pro14.

Under contract with Mogliano, in 2015–16 Pro12 season, he named as Additional Player for Benetton Treviso in Pro 12.

In 2014 and 2015, Buonfiglio was named in the Italy Under 20 squad and in 2016 and 2017 he was named in the Emerging Italy squad. On 8 November 2021 he was named in the Italy A squad for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals. On 5 July 2023, he was selected by Kieran Crowley to be part of an Italy squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches. He made his debut against Ireland in the second match of 5 Augbust 2023.

For injury cover, On 2 October 2023, he was named in the Italy's 33-man squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

References

  1. "Paolo Buonfiglio". Zebre Parma.
  2. "Zebre Rugby: ecco Paolo Buonfiglio". On Rugby (in Italian). 9 May 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  3. "DAL MOGLIANO ARRIVANO BUONFIGLIO E ZANI". Benetton Rugby.
  4. Portoghese, Matteo (25 May 2017). "Rugby – Italia Emergenti pronta per la Nations Cup".
  5. "Italia Emergenti. I 28 azzurri convocati per la Nations Cup". F.I.R. Rugby (in Italian).
  6. "ITALRUGBY, CONVOCATO LOVOTTI. QUATTRO AZZURRI AGGREGATI AL RADUNO DELL'ITALIA A". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 8 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  7. RWC 2023, UFFICIALIZZATA LA ROSA ALLARGATA DELL'ITALIA PER I RADUNI IN PREPARAZIONE DEL MONDIALE
  8. "ITALRUGBY, CONVOCATO PAOLO BUONFIGLIO IN PREPARAZIONE DEL MATCH CONTRO LA FRANCIA". Federazione Italiana Rugby (in Italian). 2 October 2023.

External links

Zebre Parma – current squad
Forwards
Backs
Coach


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