Edoardo Padovani

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Edoardo Padovani
Edoardo Padovani Brisbane 1.jpg
Date of birth (1993-05-15) 15 May 1993 (age 30)
Place of birthVenice, Veneto, Italy
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight90 kg (14 st 2 lb; 198 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback / Wing
Current team Benetton
Youth career
2000–2010 Mogliano 1956
2010–2011 FIR Academy
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011–2012 FIR Academy ()
2012–2014 Mogliano 1956 43 (69)
2014–2017 Zebre 50 (108)
2017 Toulon 4 (2)
2017–2020 Zebre 33 (15)
2020– Benetton Rugby 28 (69)
Correct as of 9 Oct 2022
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012–2013 Italy U20 18 (65)
2011–2014 Emerging Italy 2 (15)
2016– Italy 38 (65)
Correct as of 10 Jul 2022

Edoardo Padovani (born 15 May 1993) is an Italian rugby union player. His usual position is as a Fullback, although he also can play wing, fly-half and centre. He currently plays for Benetton.[1]

Padovani is a versatile back that prefers to play at fly half but can play at full back and in the centres.

Club career

Padovani played for Mogliano in the 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 season, playing 32 games, scoring 69 points.

Padovani joined Zebre in 2014/15, playing 13 games, scoring 11 points, playing 616 minutes in Pro 12. Playing 3 games, scoring 25 points in the EPCR. In the 2015/2016 season, he played 9 games, starting 3, scoring 15 points in Pro12, and playing 234 minutes. In the EPCR he played 6 games, starting 4 and scoring 32 points. In 2016/2017 he played 15 games, starting 9 and scoring 10 points in the Pro12 and playing 4 games, scoring 6 points in the EPCR.[2] He did not renew a contract with Zebre Rugby and at the end of the season 2016-2017,[3] he signed with Toulon.[4]

Padovani joined Toulon for 2017 - 2018 season from Italian team Zebre. [5] On 15 December 2017 Toulon released Padovani from the contract.[6]

In December 2017, Padovani signed again with Zebre.[7]

On 22 April 2020, Padovani left Zebre for local Italian rivals Benetton in the Pro14 ahead of the 2020-21 season.[8]

International career

In 2012 and 2013 Padovani played for Italy U20 and in 2014 for Emerging Italy. In 2016, he was selected for the Italian 6 Nations squad and made his debut against England in Round 2 of that Tournament. On 18 August 2019, he was named in the final 31-man squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.[9]

On 19 March 2022, Padovani scored a try in the last minute of Italy Vs Wales to secure Italy's first Six Nations win in seven years.

References

  1. ^ "Edoardo Padovani in Biancoverde Sino al 30 Giugno 2022". 22 April 2020.
  2. ^ "It's Rugby - player profile". It's rugby. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Chaos Zebra, players with arrears and no insurance". Rugbymeet (in Italian). 27 July 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Gavazzi - Padovani: il passaggio a Tolone è in dubbio?". Rugbymeet (in Italian). 4 July 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Edoardo Padovani can play for Toulon at last". Toulon Rugby. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Edoardo Padovani et le RCT, c'est fini - RCT - Rugby Club Toulonnais". RCT - Rugby Club Toulonnais (in French). 17 December 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Rugby, Pro 14: è fatta, Padovani torna alle Zebre. Già al lavoro in gruppo". La Gazzetta dello Sport - Tutto il rosa della vita (in Italian). Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Edoardo Padovani dalle Zebre al Benetton: è fatta". On Rugby.it (in Italian). 22 April 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Italrugby, Conor O'shea Annuncia I 31 Giocatori Convocati per Il Mondiale".

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