Tommaso Castello

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Tommaso Castello
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Date of birth (1991-08-14) 14 August 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Genoa, Italy
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight100 kg (15 st 10 lb; 220 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Current team Zebre
Youth career
CUS Genova Rugby
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011−2016 Calvisano 102 (80)
2015−2016 →Zebre 4 (0)
2016−2021 Zebre 50 (30)
Correct as of 27 Dec 2021
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011 Italy Under 20 7 (5)
2012−2013 Emerging Italy 4 (5)
2016−2019 Italy 18 (0)
Correct as of 29 Dec 2020

Tommaso Castello (Italian pronunciation: [tomˈmaːzokaˈstɛllo] ⓘ ; born 14 August 1991) is a retired Italian rugby union player. His usual position was as a Centre, and he represented Italy on 18 occasions. [1]

For 2015–16 Pro12 season, he named like Additional Player for Zebre. [2] From 2016–17 Pro12 season to 2021–22 United Rugby Championship season, he played for Zebre. [3]

In 2011 Castello was named in the Italy Under 20 squad and in 2012 and 2013 he was part of Emerging Italy squad. [4] [5] From 2016 he was also named in the Italy squad. [6]

He retired from rugby on 27 December 2021 after failing to recover from an injury he suffered in March 2019. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "TOMMASO CASTELLO ANNUNCIA IL RITIRO DAL RUGBY GIOCATO". F.I.R. Rugby. 27 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "Stagione 2015/16".
  3. ↑ "Le Zebre Rugby salutano Tommaso Castello". Zebre Parma (in Italian). 27 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "Italia Emergenti, Ventisei Convocati al Nevegal Dal 22 al 27 Luglio".
  5. ↑ "Italia Emergenti".
  6. ↑ "Nazionale, Convocati Allan, Castello, Castrogiovanni e Jacopo Sarto".
  7. ↑ "Le Zebre Rugby Salutano Tommasso Castello".
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