Paolo Buonfiglio

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.^[1][2]

Paolo Buonfiglio

Date of birth	(1995-01-28) 28 January 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Prato, Italy
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	108 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

Under contract with Mogliano, in 2015–16 Pro12 season, he named as Additional Player for Benetton Treviso in Pro 12.^[3]

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.^[4][5] On 8 November 2021 he was named in the Italy A squad for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals.^[6] 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.^[7]

For injury cover, On 2 October 2023, he was named in the Italy's 33-man squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.^[8]

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

• Paolo Buonfiglio at ItsRugby.co.uk 
• Player Profile