Ronny Palumbo

Ronny Palumbo

Personal information
Full name	Rinaldo Palumbo
Born	(1991-04-22) 22 April 1991 (age 34) Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	15 st 4 lb (97 kg)
Playing information
Rugby league
Position	Second-row, Centre
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2017–18 Toulouse Olympique 18 4 0 0 16 2019 London Broncos 10 1 0 0 4 2020–21 Palau Broncos 16 6 3 0 30 2022 London Broncos 22 2 0 0 8 Total 66 13 3 0 58 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2019–2022 Italy 7 1 0 0 4
Rugby union
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2018 Mystic River Rugby Club 12 4 0 0 20
Source: [1] [2] [3] As of 28 October 2023

Ronny Palumbo (born 22 April 1991) is a former professional rugby union/league player, who last played as a second-row and centre for the London Broncos and Italy international rugby league.

Background

Palumbo was born in Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia. He is of Italian descent. ^[4]

He played his junior rugby league for the Campbelltown Harlequins, while attending well renowned rugby league school Patrician Brothers' College, Fairfield. ^[5]

Playing career

Club career

He played for the New South Wales Schoolboys Rugby Union side in 2008/2009. ^[6]

Palumbo played in the New South Wales Cup for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles and the Western Suburbs Magpies. ^{[7] [8] [9]}

In the 2017–18 season he played for Toulouse Olympique.^{[ citation needed ]}

In 2018, Palumbo was granted a mid season release from Toulouse Olympique to join Mystic River Rugby Club, helping the club win the 2018 USA Rugby D1 National Championship.^{[ citation needed ]}

In 2019 while on loan from the London Broncos , Palumbo played for the London Skolars in League 1. ^[10]

In the 2020–21 season he played for the Palau Broncos in the Elite 1 Championship.^{[ citation needed ]}

He joined London Broncos at the start of the 2022 season. ^[7]

Palumbo was announced as the Head Coach of the Blacktown Workers for the 2026 season.

International career

In 2019, Palumbo made his international début for Italy against Malta. In 2022 he was named in the Italy squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. ^[11]

In the final group match at the 2021 Rugby League World Cup, Palumbo scored Italy's only try in their 66-6 loss against Australia. ^[12]

References

1. "Player Summary: Rinaldo "Ronny" Palumbo". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club.
2. "Ronny Palumbo - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
3. "Ronny Palumbo - Player statistics". It's rugby. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
4. "Rinaldo Palumbo - Italy Azzurri - NRL Player Profile". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
5. "Western Suburbs Magpies News: Player in Focus - Ronnie Palumbo". westsmagpies.blogspot.com. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
6. "West Wales Raiders are pleased to announce the signing of West Tigers Forward Ronny Palumbo". raidersrugbyleague.co.uk. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
7. "London Broncos sign Italy international Ronny Palumbo". LoveRugbyLeague. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
8. Daniel Tomlinson. "Strongest Italy line-up as Azzurri face tough challenge in Group B - YorkshireLive". examinerlive.co.uk. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
9. "Ronny Palumbo". League Unlimited. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
10. "London Skolars » Skolars sign key duo for 2019". skolarsrl.com. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
11. "Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021". loverugbyleague.com. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
12. "Rugby League World Cup: Australia 66-6 Italy - Kangaroos cruise to quarter-finals". www.bbc.co.uk.

External links

• London Broncos profile
• Italy profile