Pierre Bruno

Pierre Bruno (Italian pronunciation: [ˈbruːno]; born 28 June 1996) is an Italian professional rugby union player who primarily plays wing for Valorugby Emilia in the Serie A Elite.

Bruno has previously played for clubs such as Mogliano and Calvisano in the past. For 2017–18 Pro14 season, he named as Additional Player for Zebre. He played with Zebre Parma from summer 2019 to 2023–24 season.

In 2015 and 2016, Bruno was named in the Italy Under 20 squad and in 2017 and 2018 he was named in the Emerging Italy squad. On 8 November 2021 he was named in the Italy A squad for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals.

On 31 October 2021, he was selected by Kieran Crowley to be part of an Italy 34-man squad for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals. He made his debut for Italy on 20 November 2021 against Uruguay, scoring a try in Italy's 17–10 win.

Kieran Crowley selected Pierre Bruno also for the 2022 Six Nations Championship, but his debut in the tournament against Ireland was unfortunate, as he had to be replaced after only 20 minutes due to a controversial refereeing decision. Bruno was also in the Italian starting team that faced Scotland in Rome. The match ended in another defeat for Italy (22-33), but with signs of improvement.

Bruno had the opportunity to make up for it in November 2022 Autumn internationals, when he scored two tries in the sparkling victory of Italy over Samoa (49-17), and another try against Australia, a first ever win for the Italian team facing the Wallabies (28-27).

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

As of 25 February 2022