Davide Ruggeri

Davide Ruggeri
Date of birth (1999-05-07) 7 May 1999 (age 25)
Place of birthComo, Italy
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight100 kg (15 st 10 lb; 220 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Current team Zebre Parma
Youth career
Rugby Como
– Rugby Milano
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017−2019 F.I.R. Academy ()
2018 →Zebre 1 (0)
2019−2022 Rovigo Delta 48 (50)
2020−2021 →Benetton 4 (5)
2022− Zebre Parma 5 (0)
Correct as of 29 Oct 2022
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018−2019 Italy Under 20 17 (0)
2021−2022 Emerging Italy 2 (15)
2022 Italy A 1 (5)
Correct as of 24 Jun 2022

Davide Ruggeri (born 7 May 1999) is an Italian rugby union player. His usual position is as a Flanker and he currently plays for Zebre Parma in United Rugby Championship.[1][2]

Selected for F.I.R. Academy squad, in 2018–19 Pro14 season, Ruggeri was named as Additional Player for Zebre[3][4] and for 2020–21 Pro14 season, under contract with Rovigo Delta in Top12, he was named as Permit Player for Benetton Rugby.[5][6][7]

In 2018 and 2019, Ruggeri was named in the Italy Under 20 squad.[8] On 8 December 2021, he was selected by Alessandro Troncon to be part of an Emerging Italy 27-man squad for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals.[9] On 26 May Ruggeri was called in Italy A squad for the South African tour in the 2022 mid-year rugby union tests against Namibia and Currie Cup XV team.[10] On 30 November 2023 he was called in Italy Under 23 squad for test series against IRFU Combined Academies.[11]

References

  1. ^ "L'EX CAPITANO DELL'ITALIA U20 DAVIDE RUGGERI SI UNISCE ALLE ZEBRE RUGBY". Zebre Rugby Club (in Italian). 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Davide Ruggeri Profile". Zebre Parma (in Italian). 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  3. ^ "ZEBRE ANCORA SCONFITTE IN GALLES: ALL'ARMS PARK IL SUCCESSO VA AI CARDIFF BLUES". Zebre Rugby Club. 4 November 2018. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  4. ^ LTD, Copyright (c) 2012-2016 Damida s r l- tutti i diritti riservati designed by IndaBrain. "Zebre Rugby: cinque permit player per i Cardiff Blues - Pro14 - Rugbymeet - il social network del rugby". www.rugbymeet.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "A Rovigo arriva il gigante Mtyanda, Ruggeri il migliore di Coppa [VIDEO]". www.rovigooggi.it.[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ "TRE NUOVI PERMIT PLAYERS IN ACCORDO CON I CLUB DI APPARTENENZA". Benetton Rugby (in Italian). 23 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  7. ^ "IN BOCCA AL LUPO RAGAZZI!". Rugby Rovigo Delta.
  8. ^ "Intervista a Ruggeri, capitano Italia U20 [video] – Rugby Pirates".
  9. ^ "ITALIA EMERGENTI, GLI AZZURRI CONVOCATI PER IL MATCH CONTRO LA ROMANIA". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 8 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  10. ^ "ITALIA A IN RADUNO A TREVISO DAL 16 GIUGNO". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 10 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  11. ^ "SELEZIONE ITALIA U23, GLI AZZURRI CONVOCATI PER IL RADUNO DI PARMA". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 30 November 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.