David Bortolussi

David Bortolussi (born 21 June 1981) is a French-born Italian rugby union footballer. He usually plays at full back or on the wing.

David Bortolussi

Birth name	David Bortolussi
Date of birth	(1981-06-21) 21 June 1981
Place of birth	Auch, France
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	14 st 4 lb (91 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Full-back / Wing Current team JS Riscle Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) ____ - 00 2000 - 02 2002 - 03 2003 - 08 2008 - 10 2010 - JS Riscle FC Auch Bègles-Bordeaux Montpellier Hérault RC US Dax JS Riscle ? (?) 16 15 68 27 ? (?) ? (?) (91) (42) (517) (35) ? (?) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2006-2008 Italy 16 (153)

Club career

He played for French club Montpellier Hérault RC in the top league, the Top 14, from 2003/04 to 2007/08. He previously played for other French clubs Bègles-Bordeaux in 2002-03, FC Auch in 2001-02 and JS Riscle in 2010/11, becoming player-coach in 2015/16.

International career

Bortolussi had 16 caps for the national rugby team of Italy, having made his debut in a Test against Japan, in 52-6 win, in Tokyo from 2006 to 2008, scoring 1 try, 35 conversions, 25 penalties and 1 drop goal, 153 points on aggregate. He played for Italy during the 2006 Autumn internationals. He was called for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, playing in all four games, scoring 4 conversions and 8 penalties, 32 points on aggregate. It would be his only presence at the competition. He played at the 2008 Six Nations Championship, in two games, scoring 1 conversion and 6 penalties, 20 points on aggregate. He had his last cap for the national team at 10 February 2008, at the 19-23 loss to England, in Rome, in a game where he scored 1 conversion and 4 penalties. He was only 26 years old.

External links

• RBS 6 Nations profile
• David Bortolussi on ercrugby.com
• Scrum profile
• itsrugby profile