Dewi Passarella

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Dewi Passarella
Date of birth (2003-08-30) 30 August 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Mirano, Italy
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight102 kg (16.1 st; 225 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Youth career
- Rugby Riviera
2017–2021 F.I.R. Academy
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2021–2022 Ruggers Tarvisium ()
2022−2023 Benetton Rugby 1 (0)
2023−2025 Mogliano ()
2025− Petrarca Padova ()
Correct as of 15 Oct 2022
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2022−2023 Italy U20 19 (30)
Correct as of 19 Mar 2023
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2023– Italy Sevens 6
Correct as of 23 Apr 23

Dewi Passarella (born 30 August 2003) is an Italian rugby union player, who plays for Petrarca Padova in Italian Serie A Elite. His preferred position is centre. [1] [2]

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Club career

Signed in August 2022 as Academy Player, he made his debut for Benetton in Round 5 of the 2022–23 United Rugby Championship against Edinburgh. [3] [4] In August 2023 signed for Mogliano in Serie A Elite and he played with this team until summer 2025. [5] [6] [7]

International career

In 2022 and 2023, Passarella was named in Italy U20s squad for annual Six Nations Under 20s Championship. [8] [9] On 13 January 2024 he was called in Italy Under 23 squad for test series against IRFU Combined Academies. [10]

In April 2023 he was named in Italy Sevens squad for the 2023 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series. [11]

References

  1. "Player profile". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  2. "Benvenuto Dewi Passarella". Petrarca Rugby. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  3. "OTTO GIOVANI TALENTI SI UNISCONO ALLA PRIMA SQUADRA DEI LEONI". Benetton Rugby (in Italian). 24 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  4. "IN SCOZIA EDIMBURGO BATTE I LEONI PER 53-8". Benetton Rugby. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  5. "IN ARRIVO RINFORZI PER LA SQUADRA BIANCOBLU". Mogliano Rugby (in Italian). 15 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  6. "IL NAZIONALE UNDER 20 DEWI PASSARELLA CON LA MAGLIA DEL MOGLIANO VENETO RUGBY". Mogliano Rugby. 27 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  7. "SALUTI E RINGRAZIAMENTI AI GIOCATORI CHE NON FARANNO PARTE DELLA ROSA 2025/26". Mogliano Rugby (in Italian). 6 June 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  8. "SIX NATIONS UNDER 20, SCELTI I 25 PER FRANCIA E INGHILTERRA".
  9. "ITALIA U20, DECISI I 30 PER IL MONDIALE, IL 18 GIUGNO PARTENZA PER IL SUDAFRICA".
  10. "SELEZIONE ITALIANA U23, DOMENICA LA TERZA SFIDA ALLE COMBINED ACADEMIES IRLANDESI". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  11. "ITALSEVEN MASCHILE, GLI AZZURRI CONVOCATI PER LE WORLD RUGBY SEVENS CHALLENGER SERIES".