Alissa Ranuccini Explained

Birth Date:	28 June 2000
Height Cm:	180
Weight Kg:	73
Ru Currentteam:	Colorno Women
Youthyears1:	2013-2014
Youthyears2:	2014-2015
Youthyears3:	2016-2017
Youthclubs1:	Formigine Women
Youthclubs2:	CUS Ferrara Women
Youthclubs3:	Colorno Women
Years1:	2017-
Clubs1:	Colorno Women
Repyears1:	2023-
Repcaps1:	8
Reppoints1:	5
Clubupdate:	3 November 2023
Repupdate:	3 November 2023

Alissa Ranuccini (pronounced as /it/; born 28 June 2000) is an Italian international rugby union player who plays as flanker for the women's team of Rugby Colorno. Since 2023, she also represents at senior level.

Biography

Ranuccini was born in Pavullo nel Frignano, a town in Emilia-Romagna. Formerly an artistic gymnast, having grown too tall for the sport around age 13, she switched to rugby union and started attending Formigine Highlanders, the same club where her older brother used to play.^[1] She then moved to the girls' youth squad of CUS Ferrara Rugby then, after one year of hiatus due to a knee injury, was admitted to Colorno Women's academy in 2017.During her time there she was capped by the Italian U-18 national team.

Ranuccini debuted in 2017–18 in Colorno's first squad and won the Italian championship beating the incumbent holder Valsugana 29-20 in the grand final in Calvisano that same year.^[2] Ranuccini contributed to the final success with a try in the semi-final against Villorba.^[3]

Though part of the national team since 2022, she didn't play in the Women's World Cup 2021 (played in October 2022). She was called up to the squad by head coach Raineri for the 2023 Six Nations,^[4] during which she debuted in Parma against (win 24–7).^[5]

Ranuccini scored her first international try in Cape Town against during the 2023 WXV 2.^[6]

Ranuccini graduated in biotechnologies from the University of Parma.

Honours

• Italian championship (1)

Winner: 2017-18

References

1. Web site: it . Nel nome di Alissa, quando il rugby è donna anche a Modena . 4 June 2019 . 3 November 2023 . In the name of Alissa, when rugby is woman in Modena too . Higlander Formigine Rugby . https://web.archive.org/web/20200814053443/http://www.highlandersformigine.it/2019/06/04/nel-nome-di-alissa-quando-il-rugby-e-donna-anche-a-modena/ . 14 August 2020 .
2. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20180602213540/http://www.federugby.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12108%3Aserie-a-femminile-il-colorno-e-campione-ditalia-battuto-29-20-il-valsugana&catid=125%3Anews&Itemid=710&lang=it . Serie A femminile, il Colorno è campione d'Italia: battuto 29-20 il Valsugana . Women's Serie A: Colorno crowned champions, Valsugana beaten 29-20 . 2 June 2018 . Italian Rugby Federation . 3 June 2018 . 2 June 2018 .
3. Web site: it . Le Furie Rosse battono Villorba e volano in finale . https://web.archive.org/web/20180527224654/http://www.rugbycolorno.it/le-furie-rosse-battono-villorba-e-volano-in-finale-2018/ . 27 May 2018 . 27 May 2018 . 3 November 2023 . Rugby Colorno . dead . The Red Fury beat Villorba and go to the grand final .
4. News: it . . . Sei Nazioni femminile, ct Raineri convoca 36 azzurre . Women's Six Nations, head coach Raineri calls 36 players . https://web.archive.org/web/20231103150501/https://www.lanuovasardegna.it/italia-mondo/2023/03/06/news/rugby-sei-nazioni-femminile-ct-raineri-convoca-36-azzurre-1.100255287 . 6 March 2023 . 3 November 2023 . 3 November 2023 .
5. News: italian . 3 November 2023 . Rugby femminile, Sei Nazioni: l'Italia batte l'Irlanda a Parma . Massimo Calandri . . . Women's rugby union: Italy beat Ireland in Parma . 15 April 2023 .
6. Web site: it . WXV. Vittoria e bonus per l'Italia: Sudafrica battuto 36-18 . Italian Rugby Federation . WXV. Italy win with bonus point. South Africa beaten 36-18 . 20 October 2023 . 3 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231103182023/https://www.federugby.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17824%3Awxv-vittoria-e-bonus-per-litalia-sudafrica-battuto-36-18&catid=252%3Aslide&Itemid=811&lang= . 3 November 2023 .