Ange Capuozzo

Early life Ange Capuozzo was born on 30 April 1999 in Le Pont-de-Claix, in the outskirts of Grenoble, France to French parents. 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. His maternal grandfather is Malagasy while his maternal grandmother is French.

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

Club career Grenoble 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.

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

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

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

International career 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, and finished the competition with 2 tries in 5 games.

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.

On 24 January 2022, Capuozzo was called up to the Italy national team by Kieran Crowley for the 2022 Six Nations Championship. On 12 March, he scored two tries against Scotland in only 35 minutes for his senior debut. One week later, he was Italy starting full-back against Wales and played the whole eighty minutes. 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. 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.

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. One week later, he scored another try in a home loss against South Africa in Genoa. The next day, Capuozzo was named 2022 World Rugby Men's 15s Breakthrough Player of the Year at the World Rugby Awards.

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.

International tries As of 22 February 2026 Date Venue Opponent Result Score Competition 1. 12 March 2022 Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy Loss 2022 Six Nations 2. 3. 12 November 2022 Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, Italy Win 2022 November Internationals 4. 5. 19 November 2022 Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa, Italy Loss 2022 November Internationals 6. 5 February 2023 Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy Loss 2023 Six Nations 7. 19 August 2023 Stadio Riviera delle Palme, San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy Win 2023 RWC Warm-Ups 8. 9. 9 September 2023 Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Etienne, France Win 2023 Rugby World Cup 10. 29 September 2023 Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon, France Loss 2023 Rugby World Cup 11. 25 February 2024 Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France Draw 2024 Six Nations 12. 21 July 2024 Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan Win 2024 July Internationals 13. 8 February 2025 Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy Win 2025 Six Nations 14. 9 March 2025 Twickenham Stadium, London, England Loss 2025 Six Nations 15. 15 November 2025 Juventus Stadium, Turin, Italy Loss 2025 November Internationals 16. 22 November 2025 Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa, Italy Win 2025 November Internationals 17. 22 February 2026 Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France Loss 2026 Six Nations

Honours Club Toulouse European Rugby Champions Cup: 2023-24 Top 14: 2022–23, 2023-24