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]

Statistics

List of international test tries

As of 23 February 2025

Try Opposing team Location Venue Competition Date Result Score
1  Samoa Padua, Italy Stadio Plebiscito 2022 end-of-year rugby union internationals 5 November 2022 Win 49 - 17
2  Wales Rome, Italy Stadio Olimpico 2023 Six Nations 11 March 2023 Loss 17 - 29
3  Romania San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy Stadio Riviera delle Palme 2023 RWC Warm-Ups 19 August 2023 Win 57 - 7
4  Uruguay Nice, France Allianz Riviera 2023 Rugby World Cup 20 September 2023 Win 38 - 17
5  Scotland Rome, Italy Stadio Olimpico 2024 Six Nations 9 March 2024 Win 31 - 29
6  Scotland Edinburgh, Scotland Murrayfield Stadium 2025 Six Nations 1 February 2025 Loss 31 - 19
7  France Rome, Italy Stadio Olimpico 2025 Six Nations 23 February 2025 Loss 24 - 73

References

  1. ^ a b "Ignacio Brex player profile". rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Brex Ignacio". Benetton Rugby. Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  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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