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| Full name | Rinaldo Palumbo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 April 1991 Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 15 st 4 lb (97 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ronny Palumbo (born 22 April 1991) is an Italy international rugby league footballer who last played as a second-row and centre for the London Broncos in the Championship.
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]
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, 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]
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]
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