Tommaso Di Bartolomeo

Tommaso Di Bartolomeo

Di Bartolomeo in 2025
Birth name	Tommaso Di Bartolomeo
Date of birth	(2001-01-04) 4 January 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Italy
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	105 kg (16.5 st; 231 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker Current team Zebre Parma Youth career Petrarca Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2017−2021 F.I.R. Academy () 2021−2023 Petrarca 27 (50) 2022−2023 → Zebre Parma 1 (0) 2023− Zebre Parma 24 (20) Correct as of 31 May 2025 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2021 Italy U20 5 (10) 2021−2022 Emerging Italy 2 (5) 2022 Italy A 1 (0) 2025− Italy 3 (0) Correct as of 12 Jul 2025

Tommaso Di Bartolomeo (born 4 October 2001) is an Italian rugby union player, currently playing for Italian United Rugby Championship side Zebre Parma. His preferred position is hooker. ^{[1] [2]}

Under contract with Italian Top10 team Petrarca, in March 2022, Di Bartolomeo was named as a Permit Player for Zebre Parma for 2021–22 United Rugby Championship season ahead of the re-arranged Round 7 match against the Sharks. ^{[3] [4] [5]} He made his debut in the same match, coming on as a replacement. ^[6]

In 2021, Di Bartolomeo was named in Italy U20s squad for the annual Six Nations Under 20s Championship. ^[7] On 8 December, he was named in Emerging Italy 27-man squad also for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals. ^[8] On 26 May, he was called in Italy A squad for the South African tour in the 2022 mid-year rugby union tests against Namibia and Currie Cup XV team. ^[9] On 30 November 2023, he was called in Italy Under 23 squad for test series against IRFU Combined Academies. ^[10]

He was named to Italy 2025 Six Nations squad as an invited player, ^[11] but did not play during the championship. He was also called up to participate in 2025 Tour of Namibia and South Africa. ^[12] He made his debut against Namibia in Windhoek during the first match of the tour. ^[13]

References

1. "Tommaso Di Bartolomeo". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
2. "TOMMASO DI BARTOLOMEO PRONTO AL SALTO DI CATEGORIA CON LE ZEBRE". Zebre Parma. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
3. "BENVENUTI TOMMASO, FILIPPO, FRANCESCO E MIRCO". Petrarca Rugby. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
4. "28 GIOCATORI A DISPOSIZIONE DI COACH BERGAMASCHI PER I RECUPERI DEL 6° E 7° TURNO DELLO UNITED RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP - 4 ESORDIENTI NEL GRUPPO SQUADRA CHE SCONTA L'ASSENZA DI NUMEROSI ATLETI INDISPONIBILI". Zebre. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
5. "Simone Gesi e Tommaso di Bartolomeo vicini allesordio con le Zebre". Zebre Parma (in Italian). 18 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
6. "Sharks come out firing for bonus-point victory". SA Rugby Magazine. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
7. "Italia U20, Gli Azzurrini Convocati per Il Sei Nazioni 2021".
8. "ITALIA EMERGENTI, GLI AZZURRI CONVOCATI PER IL MATCH CONTRO LA ROMANIA". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 8 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
9. "ITALIA A IN RADUNO A TREVISO DAL 16 GIUGNO". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 10 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
10. "SELEZIONE ITALIA U23, GLI AZZURRI CONVOCATI PER IL RADUNO DI PARMA". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 30 November 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
11. "Italy squad for 2025 Guinness Six Nations". 10 January 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
12. "The Azzurri name team for 2025 Summer Tour". www.ultimaterugby.com. 21 May 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
13. Onrugby, Redazione (27 June 2025). "Summer Tour: Italia, buona la prima. Namibia battuta 73-6". Federazione Italiana Rugby (in Italian). Retrieved 27 June 2025.