Tommaso Menoncello

Tommaso Menoncello (Italian pronunciation: [menonˈtʃɛllo]; born 20 August 2002) is an Italian professional rugby union player who primarily plays centre for Benetton of the United Rugby Championship.[1][2]

Tommaso Menoncello
Date of birth (2002-08-20) 20 August 2002
Place of birthTreviso, Italy
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb; 14 st 2 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre, Wing
Current team Benetton
Youth career
Rugby Paese
Benetton
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2020–2021 F.I.R. Academy ()
2021– Benetton 33 (60)
Correct as of 10 May 2023
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2021 Italy U20 5 (0)
2021 Italy A 2 (0)
2022– Italy 13 (25)
Correct as of 5 Aug 2023

Professional career

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]

Statistics

List of international test tries

As of 13 November 2022[12]

Try Opposing team Location Venue Competition Date Result Score
1  France Saint-Denis, France Stade de France 2022 Six Nations 5 February 2022 Loss 37 – 10
2  Romania Bucharest, Romania Stadionul Arcul de Triumf 2022 July Internationals 1 July 2022 Win 13 - 45
3
4  Georgia Batumi, Georgia Batumi Stadium 2022 July Internationals 10 July 2022 Loss 28 - 19
5  Ireland Dublin, Ireland Aviva Stadium 2023 RWC Warm-Ups 5 August 2023 Loss 33 – 17

References
  1. "Player Profile" (in Italian). Benetton Rugby.
  2. "TOMMASO MENONCELLO FIRMA SINO AL 30 GIUGNO 2025". Benetton Rugby. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  3. "SCELTO IL XV BIANCOVERDE PER LA SFIDA CONTRO I DRAGONS" (in Italian). Benetton Rugby. 28 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  4. "SEI GIOVANI TALENTI SI AGGREGHERANNO AI LEONI". Benetton Rugby (in Italian). 5 February 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  5. "DODICI I PERMIT PLAYERS SELEZIONATI PER LA PROSSIMA STAGIONE SPORTIVA". Benetton Rugby (in Italian). 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  6. "Selezione Italia U20, gli Azzurrini convocati per il raduno di Parma". Italy Rugby.
  7. "Academy Profile" (in Italian). F.I.R. Rugby.
  8. "FIR Academy Selection" (in Italian). CRV Rugby.
  9. "Italia A, gli azzurri convocati per il match contro la Spagna". FIR (in Italian). 14 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  10. "ITALRUGBY, GLI AZZURRI CONVOCATI PER L'ESORDIO AL GUINNESS SEI NAZIONI 2022". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  11. @SixNationsRugby (6 February 2022). "Menoncello is the youngest try-scorer in #GuinnessSixNations history, 19 years 170 days.Fickou was 19 years and 3…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. "Montana Wilson Ioane". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
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