Juan Ignacio Brex (; born 26 May 1992) is an

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professional

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who primarily plays

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for

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of the French

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. He has also represented

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at international level. Brex has previously played for clubs such as San Cirano,

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in the past. He played with Benetton in the

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until 2025.

Professional career

Born in Argentina, Brex is of Italian descent through his father and holds dual citizenship. After playing for

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until 2015, in 2019 Brex was named in the Italy Sevens squad for the Qualifying Tournament for the

2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...

. In January 2021, he was named in the

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

2023 Rugby World Cup The 2023 Rugby World Cup () was the tenth men's Rugby World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for national rugby union teams. It took place in France from 8 September to 28 October 2023 in nine venues across the country. The opening game ...

Statistics

List of international test tries

''As of 23 February 2025''

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Brex, Ignacio 1992 births Living people Rugby union players from Buenos Aires Italian rugby union players Italy international rugby union players Argentine rugby union players Italian sportspeople of Argentine descent Argentine sportspeople of Italian descent Benetton Rugby players Pampas XV players Rugby Viadana players Rugby union centres 2023 Rugby World Cup players 21st-century Argentine sportsmen 21st-century Italian sportsmen