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Federico Ruzza
	Ruzza during a Six Nations event, March 2018
Date of birth	4 August 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Padua, Italy
Height	198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	108 kg (238 lb; 17 st 0 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Lock, Flanker, Number 8
Current team	Benetton
Senior career
Years	Team
2014–2015	Viadana
2015	→Zebre Parma
2015–2017	Zebre Parma
2017−	Benetton
	Correct as of 19 November 2022
International career
Years	Team
2014	Italy U20
2015	Emerging Italy
2017–	Italy
	Correct as of 6 Oct 2023
National sevens team
Years	Team
2014	Italy
	Correct as of 19 November 2022

Federico Ruzza (born 4 August 1994) is an Italian professional rugby union player who primarily plays lock for Benetton of the United Rugby Championship.^[1]

Professional career

Under contract with Viadana, for 2014–15 Pro12 season, Ruzza named as Permit Player for Zebre in Pro 14 and he played for Zebre from 2015 to 2017.^[2]^[3]

In 2014, Ruzza was named in the Italy Under 20 and Italy Sevens squads. In 2015 he was also named in the Emerging Italy squad for the 2015 World Rugby Tbilisi Cup.^[4] Ruzza was part of the Italian squad for the 2017 Six Nations Championshiphaving made his test debut against Scotland during the 2017 Six Nations Championship.^[5] On 18 August 2019, he was named in the final 31-man squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.^[6]

On 22 August 2023, he was named in the Italy's 33-man squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.^[7]