Ignacio Brex
Juan Ignacio Brex (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbɾeks]; born 26 May 1992) is an Argentine-Italian professional rugby union player who primarily plays centre for Benetton of the United Rugby Championship. He has also represented Italy at international level, having made his test debut against Scotland during the 2023 Six Nations Championship. Brex has previously played for clubs such as San Cirano, Pampas XV, and Viadana in the past.[1]
| Full name | Juan Ignacio Brex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 26 May 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 99 kg (218 lb; 15 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Professional career
Born in Arentina, Brex is of Italian descent through his father and holds dual citizenship.[2] 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.[3]
References
- "Brex Ignacio". Benetton Rugby.
- 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.
- "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.
External links
- Juan Ignacio Brex at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series
- Juan Ignacio Brex at ESPNscrum
- Juan Ignacio Brex at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Juan Ignacio Brex at Benetton Rugby
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