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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

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]

References

  1. ^ a b "Ignacio Brex player profile". rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Brex Ignacio". Benetton Rugby.
  3. ^ 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)
  4. ^ "Italseven, Gli Azzurri per Il Torneo Preolimpico di Qualificazione Olimpica".
  5. ^ "Italrugby, gli Azzurri convocati per il raduno di Roma". Italian Rugby Federation (in Italian). 25 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  6. ^ "ITALIA, I 33 AZZURRI PER LA RUGBY WORLD CUP "FRANCIA 2023". Federazione Italiana Rugby (in Italian). 22 August 2023.
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