Federico Ruzza

Federico Ruzza (born 4 August 1994) is an Italian professional rugby union player who primarily plays lock for Benetton of the United Rugby Championship.^[1]

Federico Ruzza

Ruzza during a Six Nations event, March 2018
Date of birth	(1994-08-04) 4 August 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Padua, Italy
Height	198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	108 kg (238 lb; 17 st 0 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock, Flanker, Number 8 Current team Benetton Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2014–2015 Viadana 17 (20) 2015 →Zebre Parma 2 (0) 2015–2017 Zebre Parma 44 (35) 2017− Benetton 91 (85) Correct as of 19 November 2022 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2014 Italy U20 9 (0) 2015 Emerging Italy 3 (0) 2017– Italy 49 (0) Correct as of 6 Oct 2023 National sevens team Years Team Comps 2014 Italy 1 Correct as of 19 November 2022

Professional career

Under contract with Viadana, for 2014–15 Pro12 season, Ruzza named as Permit Player for Zebre in Pro 14 and he played for Zebre from 2015 to 2017.^[2][3]

In 2014, Ruzza was named in the Italy Under 20 and Italy Sevens squads. In 2015 he was also named in the Emerging Italy squad for the 2015 World Rugby Tbilisi Cup.^[4] Ruzza was part of the Italian squad for the 2017 Six Nations Championship having made his test debut against Scotland during the 2017 Six Nations Championship.^[5] On 18 August 2019, he was named in the final 31-man squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.^[6]

On 22 August 2023, he was named in the Italy's 33-man squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.^[7]