Edoardo Padovani
Date of birth | 15 May 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Venice, Veneto, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb; 198 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Edoardo Padovani (born 15 May 1993) is an Italian rugby union player. His usual position is as a Fullback, although he also can play fly-half and centre. He currently plays for Benetton.[1]
Padovani is a versatile back that prefers to play at fly half but can play at full back and in the centres. In 2016, he was selected for the Italian 6 Nations squad and made his debut against England in Round 2 of that Tournament.
He played for Mogliano in the 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 season, playing 32 games, scoring 69 points.
He 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 EPRC. In the 2015/2016 season, he played 9 games, starting 3, scoring 15 points in Pro12, and playing 234 minutes. In the EPRC 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 EPRC.[2] He did not renew a contract with Zebre Rugby and at the end of the season 2016-2017,[3] he signed with Toulon.[4]
Padovani joins Toulon for 2017 - 2018 season from Italian team Zebre this summer. [5] The 15th of Decembre 2017 Toulon releases Padovani from the contract. [6]
In Decembre 2017, Padovani signs again with Zebre.[7]
On 18 August 2019, he was named in the final 31-man squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.[8]
On 22 April 2020, Padovani leaves Zebre for local Italian rivals Benetton in the Pro14 ahead of the 2020-21 season.[9]
References[]
- ^ https://benettonrugby.it/edoardo-padovani-in-biancoverde-sino-al-30-giugno-2022/
- ^ "It's Rugby - player profile". It's rugby. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "Chaos Zebra, players with arrears and no insurance". Rugbymeet (in Italian). 27 July 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Gavazzi - Padovani: il passaggio a Tolone è in dubbio?". Rugbymeet (in Italian). 4 July 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "Edoardo Padovani can play for Toulon at last". Toulon Rugby. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Rugby, Pro 14: è fatta, Padovani torna alle Zebre. Già al lavoro in gruppo". La Gazzetta dello Sport - Tutto il rosa della vita (in Italian). Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ https://federugby.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13753:italrugby-conor-oshea-annuncia-i-31-giocatori-convocati-per-il-mondiale&catid=252:slide&Itemid=811
- ^ "Edoardo Padovani dalle Zebre al Benetton: è fatta". On Rugby.it (in Italian). 22 April 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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