Ange Capuozzo

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Ange Capuozzo
File:Autumn Nations Series '24- Italia vs All Blacks-669-2-Migliorato-NR (54168918237) (cropped).jpg
Capuozzo with Italy in 2024
Born (1999-04-30) 30 April 1999 (age 27)
Le Pont-de-Claix, Isère, France
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb)[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback, Wing
Current team Toulouse
Youth career
2005–2010 US Deux Ponts
2010–2019 Grenoble
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2019–2022 Grenoble 52 (90)
2022– Toulouse 51 (140)
Correct as of 27 Nov 2025
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2019 Italy U20 5 (10)
2022– Italy 31 (80)
Correct as of 22 Nov 2025

Ange Capuozzo (French: [ɑ̃ʒ kapwɔdzo], Italian: [kaˈpwɔttso]; born 30 April 1999) is a professional Italian rugby union player who plays as a full-back or a wing for French Top 14 club Toulouse and the Italian national team.

Born and raised in France, Capuozzo qualified for Italy through his paternal grandparents. He began his career at Grenoble before signing for Toulouse in 2022. After previously playing for the Italy U20 and Italy A teams, he made his senior debut for Italy against Scotland during the 2022 Six Nations Championship.

Early life

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Ange Capuozzo was born on 30 April 1999 in Le Pont-de-Claix, in the outskirts of Grenoble, France to French parents.[2] His father is of Italian descent; Capuozzo's paternal grandparents were from the Naples area and arrived in Isère after World War II when they were children.[3][4] His maternal grandfather is Malagasy while his maternal grandmother is French.[5]

Capuozzo grew up and started playing rugby in his hometown.[6] In 2010, he joined professional club Grenoble's youth system.[7]

Club career

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Grenoble

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On 18 May 2019, Capuozzo made his senior debut with Grenoble in an away game at Pau, playing his only game of the 2018–19 Top 14 season.[7] On 6 December, he scored his first try in a home win against Rouen in the 2019–20 Pro D2 season.[8]

In the 2020–21 Pro D2 season, he scored 10 tries in 21 games and finished as the league's top tryscorer.[9]

Toulouse

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On 13 May 2022, Capuozzo signed for Toulouse on a three-year contract.[10] On 11 September, he made his club debut in a 28–8 home win against Toulon.[11] Two weeks later, he scored his first try for Toulouse in a home win against Racing 92, playing as a wing.[12]

On 29 January 2023, he scored his first brace against Top 14 defending champions Montpellier.[13]

International career

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Born in France to French parents, Capuozzo was eligible to represent France at international level but chose to play for Italy, qualifying through his paternal grandparents. In 2019, he was called up to the Italy U20 squad for the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship,[14] and finished the competition with 2 tries in 5 games.[15]

On 14 October 2021, he was called up to the Italy A national team by Fabio Roselli for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals and played both games against Spain and Uruguay.[16]

On 24 January 2022, Capuozzo was called up to the Italy national team by Kieran Crowley for the 2022 Six Nations Championship.[17] On 12 March, he scored two tries against Scotland in only 35 minutes for his senior debut.[18] One week later, he was Italy starting full-back against Wales and played the whole eighty minutes.[19] In the closing stages, he made a last-minute run, breaking a tackle before passing to Edoardo Padovani who scored the winning try, sealing Italy's first win against Wales since 2007 and ending a 36-match losing streak in the Six Nations Championship.[20] After the game, Wales wing Josh Adams gave his Player of the Match trophy to Capuozzo as a mark of respect despite being awarded for his performance a bit earlier in the game.[21]

On 28 October, he was called up for the 2022 Autumn internationals. On 12 November, he scored two tries as Italy beat Australia for the first time in Italian rugby history, winning 28-27 in Florence.[22] One week later, he scored another try in a home loss against South Africa in Genoa.[23] The next day, Capuozzo was named 2022 World Rugby Men's 15s Breakthrough Player of the Year at the World Rugby Awards.[24]

In 2023, he was selected in Italy's Six Nations squad, starting and scoring a try in an opening defeat to France.

On 22 August 2023, he was named in Italy's 33-man squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.[25]

International tries

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As of 22 November 2025[26]

# Date Venue Opponent Result Score Competition
1. 12 March 2022 Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Loss
22–33
 2022 Six Nations
2.
3. 12 November 2022 Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, Italy File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Win
28–27
 2022 November Internationals
4.
5. 19 November 2022 Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa, Italy File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Loss
21–63
 2022 November Internationals
6. 5 February 2023 Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy File:Flag of France.svg France Loss
24–29
 2023 Six Nations
7. 19 August 2023 Stadio Riviera delle Palme, San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania Win
57–7
 2023 RWC Warm-Ups
8.
9. 9 September 2023 Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Etienne, France File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia Win
8-52
 2023 Rugby World Cup
10. 29 September 2023 Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon, France File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Loss
96-17
 2023 Rugby World Cup
11. 25 February 2024 Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France File:Flag of France.svg France Draw
13-13
 2024 Six Nations
12. 21 July 2024 Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan Win
14-42
 2024 July Internationals
13. 8 February 2025 Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales Win
22-15
 2025 Six Nations
14. 9 March 2025 Twickenham Stadium, London, England File:Flag of England.svg England Loss
47-24
 2025 Six Nations
15. 15 November 2025 Juventus Stadium, Turin, Italy File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Loss
14-32
 2025 November Internationals
16. 22 November 2025 Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa, Italy File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile Win
34-19
 2025 November Internationals

Honours

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Club

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France Toulouse

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