Ignacio Brex
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| Full name | Juan Ignacio Brex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 26 May 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 94 kg (207 lb; 14 st 11 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Juan Ignacio Brex (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbɾeks]; born 26 May 1992) is an Italian-Argentine professional rugby union player who primarily plays centre for Benetton of the United Rugby Championship. He has also represented Italy at international level. Brex has previously played for clubs such as San Cirano, Pampas XV, and Viadana in the past.[2]
Professional career
[edit]Born in Argentina, Brex is of Italian descent through his father and holds dual citizenship.[3] After playing for Argentina until 2015, in 2019 Brex was named in the Italy Sevens squad for the Qualifying Tournament for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]
In January 2021, he was named in the Italy squad.[5] On 22 August 2023, he was named in Italy's 33-man squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.[6]
Statistics
[edit]List of international test tries
[edit]As of 23 February 2025[7]
| Try | Opposing team | Location | Venue | Competition | Date | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Samoa
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Padua, Italy | Stadio Plebiscito | 2022 end-of-year rugby union internationals | 5 November 2022 | Win | 49 - 17 |
| 2 |  Wales
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Rome, Italy | Stadio Olimpico | 2023 Six Nations | 11 March 2023 | Loss | 17 - 29 |
| 3 |  Romania
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San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy | Stadio Riviera delle Palme | 2023 RWC Warm-Ups | 19 August 2023 | Win | 57 - 7 |
| 4 |  Uruguay
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Nice, France | Allianz Riviera | 2023 Rugby World Cup | 20 September 2023 | Win | 38 - 17 |
| 5 |  Scotland
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Rome, Italy | Stadio Olimpico | 2024 Six Nations | 9 March 2024 | Win | 31 - 29 |
| 6 | Edinburgh, Scotland | Murrayfield Stadium | 2025 Six Nations | 1 February 2025 | Loss | 31 - 19 | |
| 7 |  France
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Rome, Italy | Stadio Olimpico | 2025 Six Nations | 23 February 2025 | Loss | 24 - 73 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ignacio Brex player profile". rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ "Brex Ignacio". Benetton Rugby. Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ IndaBrainLTD, Copyright (c) 2012-2016 Damida s r l- tutti i diritti riservati designed by. "Il centro del Viadana Brex diventa eleggibile per la Nazionale italiana - Nazionale italiana rugby - Rugbymeet - il social network del rugby". www.rugbymeet.com.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Italseven, Gli Azzurri per Il Torneo Preolimpico di Qualificazione Olimpica".
- ^ "Italrugby, gli Azzurri convocati per il raduno di Roma". Italian Rugby Federation (in Italian). 25 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "ITALIA, I 33 AZZURRI PER LA RUGBY WORLD CUP "FRANCIA 2023". Federazione Italiana Rugby (in Italian). 22 August 2023.
- ^ "Ignacio Brex". 23 February 2025.
External links
[edit]- Juan Ignacio Brex at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series (archived)
- Juan Ignacio Brex at European Professional Club Rugby
- Juan Ignacio Brex at ESPNscrum
- Juan Ignacio Brex at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Juan Ignacio Brex Archived 14 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine at Benetton Rugby
Categories:
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Rugby union players from Buenos Aires
- Italian rugby union players
- Italy international rugby union players
- Argentine rugby union players
- Italian sportspeople of Argentine descent
- Argentine sportspeople of Italian descent
- Benetton Rugby players
- Pampas XV players
- Rugby Viadana players
- Rugby union centres
- 2023 Rugby World Cup players
- 21st-century Argentine sportsmen
- 21st-century Italian sportsmen