Tommaso Menoncello | |
Birth Date: | 20 August 2002 |
Birth Place: | Treviso, Italy |
Height: | 1860NaN0 |
Weight: | 900NaN0 |
Position: | Centre, Wing |
Currentclub: | Benetton |
Youthclubs1: | Rugby Paese |
Youthclubs2: | Benetton |
Years1: | 2020–2021 |
Clubs1: | F.I.R. Academy |
Years2: | 2021– |
Clubs2: | Benetton |
Apps2: | 37 |
Points2: | 75 |
Repyears1: | 2021 |
Repteam1: | Italy U20 |
Repcaps1: | 5 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
Repyears2: | 2021 |
Repteam2: | Italy A |
Repcaps2: | 2 |
Reppoints2: | 0 |
Repyears3: | 2022– |
Repteam3: | Italy |
Repcaps3: | 16 |
Reppoints3: | 25 |
Clubupdate: | 11 March 2024 |
Repupdate: | 11 March 2024 |
Tommaso Menoncello (pronounced as /it/; born 20 August 2002) is an Italian professional rugby union player who primarily plays centre for Benetton of the United Rugby Championship.[1] [2]
Menoncello has previously played for clubs such as Paese in the past. For 2020–21 Pro14 and initially for 2021–22 United Rugby Championship seasons, he was named as Permit Player for Benetton Rugby.[3] [4] [5]
Selected with F.I.R. Academy, in June 2021 Menoncello was named in Italy Under 20 squad for 2021 Six Nations Under 20s Championship[6] [7] [8] On 14 October 2021, he was selected by Alessandro Troncon to be part of an Italy A 28-man squad for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals.[9]
On 13 January 2022, Menoncello was selected by Kieran Crowley to be part of an Italy 33-man squad for the 2022 Six Nations Championship. He made his debut against France, where he scored a try and became the youngest try-scorer in the history of the tournament, at the age of 19 years and 170 days.[10] [11]
In April 2024, Menoncello was named the 2024 Six Nations Player of the Championship.[12]
As of 13 November 2022[13]
Try | Opposing team | Location | Venue | Competition | Date | Result | Score |
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1 | Saint-Denis, France | Stade de France | 2022 Six Nations | 5 February 2022 | Loss | 37 – 10 | |
2 | Bucharest, Romania | Stadionul Arcul de Triumf | 2022 July Internationals | 1 July 2022 | Win | 13 - 45 | |
3 | |||||||
4 | Batumi, Georgia | Batumi Stadium | 2022 July Internationals | 10 July 2022 | Loss | 28 - 19 | |
5 | Dublin, Ireland | Aviva Stadium | 2023 RWC Warm-Ups | 5 August 2023 | Loss | 33 – 17 | |