Samuele Taddei

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Samuele Taddei
Born (2003-07-04) 4 July 2003 (age 22)
Rome, Italy
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight113 kg (249 lb; 17 st 11 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team Valorugby Emilia
Youth career
Frascati Rugby Union
Rugby Noceto
2022−2023 Zebre Academy
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2023–2025 Zebre Parma 1 (0)
2023–2025Colorno 14 (0)
2025– Valorugby Emilia ()
Correct as of 10 Dec 2022
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2023 Italy U20 7 (0)

Samuele Taddei (born 4 July 2003) is an Italian professional rugby union player who plays prop for Valorugby Emilia in the Italian Serie A Elite [1]

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Professional career

Taddei signed for Zebre Parma in May 2022 ahead of the 2022–23 United Rugby Championship as Academy Player. [2] [3] He made his debut in Round 11 of the 2023–24 season against the Munster. [4] He played on loan for to Colorno in the Italian Serie A Elite, as Additional Player, in 2023–24 and 2024–25 seasons. [5] [6]

In 2023 he was named in Italy U20s squad for annual Six Nations Under 20s Championship. [7] [8] On 30 November 2023 he was called in Italy Under 23 squad for test series against IRFU Combined Academies. [9]

References

  1. "I diavoli mettono Samuele Taddei in prima linea". Valorugby. 19 September 202.
  2. "QUINDICI ATLETI EMERGENTI FIRMANO CON LA FEDERAZIONE". F.I.R. Rugby. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  3. "LE ZEBRE APRONO UFFICIALMENTE LA STAGIONE 2022/23". Zebre Parma. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  4. "LE ZEBRE STRAPPANO UNO STORICO PUNTO DI BONUS IN CASA DEL MUNSTER". Zebre Parma. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  5. "SAMUELE TADDEI SI UNISCE ALL'HBS COLORNO". Rugby Colorno (in Italian).
  6. "MERCATO BIANCOROSSO: L'HBS COLORNO SALUTA E RINGRAZIA I SUOI GIOCATORI". Rugby Colorno. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  7. "SIX NATIONS UNDER 20, SCELTI I 25 PER FRANCIA E INGHILTERRA".
  8. "ITALIA U20, DECISI I 30 PER IL MONDIALE, IL 18 GIUGNO PARTENZA PER IL SUDAFRICA".
  9. "I 30 CONVOCATI DALLA SELEZIONE U23 PER LA SFIDA CONTRO I PARI ETÀ IRLANDESI". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 11 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.