Edoardo Padovani

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Edoardo Padovani
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Padovani representing Italy during their test series against Australia, June 2017
Date of birth (1993-05-15) 15 May 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Venice, Italy
Height189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb; 14 st 13 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback, Fly-half, Wing
Current team Benetton
Youth career
F.I.R. Academy
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012–2014 Mogliano 43 (69)
2014–2017 Zebre Parma 50 (108)
2017 Toulon 4 (2)
2017–2020 Zebre Parma 33 (15)
2020–2024 Benetton 45 (94)
Correct as of 21 Jan 2023
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012–2013 Italy U20 18 (65)
2014 Emerging Italy 2 (15)
2016– Italy 44 (68)
Correct as of 11 Mar 2023

Edoardo Padovani (Italian pronunciation: [padoˈvaːni] ; born 15 May 1993) is an Italian professional rugby union player who primarily plays fullback for Benetton of the United Rugby Championship. He has also represented Italy at international level, having made his test debut against England during the 2016 Six Nations Championship. Padovani has previously played for clubs such as Mogliano, Zebre Parma, and Toulon in the past.

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Club career

Padovani played for Mogliano in the 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 season, playing 32 games, scoring 69 points.

Padovani joined Zebre in 2014/15, playing 13 games, scoring 11 points, playing 616 minutes in Pro 12. Playing 3 games, scoring 25 points in the EPCR. In the 2015/2016 season, he played 9 games, starting 3, scoring 15 points in Pro12, and playing 234 minutes. In the EPCR he played 6 games, starting 4 and scoring 32 points. In 2016/2017 he played 15 games, starting 9 and scoring 10 points in the Pro12 and playing 4 games, scoring 6 points in the EPCR. [1] He did not renew a contract with Zebre Rugby and at the end of the season 2016-2017, [2] he signed with Toulon. [3]

Padovani joined Toulon for 2017 - 2018 season from Italian team Zebre. [4] On 15 December 2017 Toulon released Padovani from the contract. [5]

In December 2017, Padovani signed again with Zebre. [6]

On 22 April 2020, Padovani left Zebre for local Italian rivals Benetton in the Pro14 ahead of the 2020-21 season. [7] [8] He played for Benetton until 2023–24 United Rugby Championship season. [9]

International career

In 2012 and 2013 Padovani played for Italy U20 and in 2014 for Emerging Italy. In 2016, he was selected for the Italian 6 Nations squad and made his debut against England in Round 2 of that Tournament. On 18 August 2019, he was named in the final 31-man squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. [10]

On 19 March 2022, Padovani scored a try in the last minute of Italy Vs Wales to secure Italy's first Six Nations win in seven years.

International tries

As of 19 November 2022 [11]

TryOpposing teamLocationVenueCompetitionDateResultScore
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Brisbane, Australia Suncorp Stadium 2017 June Internationals 24 June 2017Loss40 - 27
2Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Edinburgh, Scotland Murrayfield Stadium 2019 Six Nations 2 February 2019Loss33 - 20
3Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Rome, Italy Stadio Olimpico 9 February 2019Loss15 - 26
4IRFU flag.svg  Ireland Rome, Italy Stadio Olimpico 24 February 2019Loss16 - 26
5Flag of Russia.svg  Russia San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy Stadio Riviera delle Palme 2019 Rugby World Cup Warm-Ups 17 August 2019Win85 – 15
6
7IRFU flag.svg  Ireland Dublin, Ireland Aviva Stadium 2020 Six Nations 24 October 2020Loss50 - 17
8Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Cardiff, Wales Principality Stadium 2022 Six Nations 19 March 2022Win21 - 22
9Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Lisbon, Portugal Estádio do Restelo 2022 July Internationals 25 June 2022Win31 - 38

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  4. ↑ "Edoardo Padovani can play for Toulon at last". Toulon Rugby. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "Edoardo Padovani et le RCT, c'est fini - RCT - Rugby Club Toulonnais". RCT - Rugby Club Toulonnais (in French). 17 December 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
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