David Bortolussi
{{short description|Italian rugby union footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{infobox rugby biography
| name = David Bortolussi
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| alt =
| birth_name = David Bortolussi
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|6|21|df=yes}}
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=2}}
| weight = 14 st 4 lb (91 kg)
| ru_currentteam = JS Riscle
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = ____ - 00
| years2 = 2000 - 02
| years3 = 2002 - 03
| years4 = 2003 - 08
| years5 = 2008 - 10
| years6 = 2010 -
| clubs1 = JS Riscle
| clubs2 = FC Auch
| clubs3 = Bègles-Bordeaux
| clubs4 = Montpellier Hérault RC
| clubs5 = US Dax
| clubs6 = JS Riscle
| apps1 = ? (?)
| apps2 = 16
| apps3 = 15
| apps4 = 68
| apps5 = 27
| apps6 =
| points1 =
| points2 = 91
| points3 = 42
| points4 = 517
| points5 = 35
| points6 =
| ru_clubupdate =
| provinceyears1 =
| province1 =
| provinceapps1 =
| provincepoints1 =
| superyears1 =
| super1 =
| superapps1 =
| superpoints1 =
| repyears1 = 2006-2008
| repteam1 = Italy
| repcaps1 = 16
| reppoints1 = 153
| ru_ntupdate =
| repsevensyears1 =
| repsevenscomp1 =
| coachyears1 =
| coachteams1 =
| refereeyears1 =
| refereecomps1 =
| refereeapps1 =
}}
David Bortolussi (born 21 June 1981) is a French-born Italian rugby union footballer. He usually plays at full back or on the wing.
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.[http://en.espn.co.uk/francetop14/rugby/player/15282.html David Bortolussi International Statistics]
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.rbs6nations.com/en/italy/1435.php?player=70751&includeref=dynamic RBS 6 Nations profile]
- [http://ercrugby.com/eng/36_4571.php?player=1461&includeref=dynamic David Bortolussi] on ercrugby.com
- [http://statistics.scrum.com/rugby_stats_05.asp?ID=FBO57 Scrum profile]
- [http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/player_266.html itsrugby profile]
{{Italy Squad 2007 World Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bortolussi, David}}
Category:French rugby union players
Category:Italian rugby union players
Category:French sportspeople of Italian descent
Category:Rugby union fullbacks
Category:Italy international rugby union players
Category:Montpellier Hérault Rugby players
Category:CA Bordeaux-Bègles Gironde players
Category:Sportspeople from Auch
Category:Rugby union players from Gers
Category:21st-century French sportsmen
{{Italy-rugbyunion-bio-stub}}