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Edoardo Padovani

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
Height	189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	95 kg (209 lb; 14 st 13 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback, Fly-half, Wing Current team Mogliano Veneto Youth career F.I.R. Academy Senior career Years Team Apps (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) 2024– Mogliano Veneto () Correct as of 21 Jan 2023 International career Years Team Apps (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 Mogliano Veneto of the Serie A Elite. 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 Benetton, Zebre Parma, and Toulon in the past.

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. He did not renew a contract with Zebre Rugby and at the end of the season 2016-2017, he signed with Toulon.

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

In December 2017, Padovani signed again with Zebre.

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

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.

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

Try	Opposing team	Location	Venue	Competition	Date	Result	Score
1	Australia	Brisbane, Australia	Suncorp Stadium	2017 June Internationals	24 June 2017	Loss	40 - 27
2	Scotland	Edinburgh, Scotland	Murrayfield Stadium	2019 Six Nations	2 February 2019	Loss	33 - 20
3	Wales	Rome, Italy	Stadio Olimpico		9 February 2019	Loss	15 - 26
4	Ireland	Rome, Italy	Stadio Olimpico		24 February 2019	Loss	16 - 26
5	Russia	San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy	Stadio Riviera delle Palme	2019 Rugby World Cup Warm-Ups	17 August 2019	Win	85 – 15
6
7	Ireland	Dublin, Ireland	Aviva Stadium	2020 Six Nations	24 October 2020	Loss	50 - 17
8	Wales	Cardiff, Wales	Principality Stadium	2022 Six Nations	19 March 2022	Win	21 - 22
9	Portugal	Lisbon, Portugal	Estádio do Restelo	2022 July Internationals	25 June 2022	Win	31 - 38

References

1. "EDOARDO PADOVANI RITORNA A GIOCARE CON IL MOGLIANO VENETO RUGBY". Mogliano Rugby. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
2. "It's Rugby - player profile". It's rugby. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
3. "Chaos Zebra, players with arrears and no insurance". Rugbymeet (in Italian). 27 July 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
4. "Gavazzi - Padovani: il passaggio a Tolone è in dubbio?". Rugbymeet (in Italian). 4 July 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
5. "Edoardo Padovani can play for Toulon at last". Toulon Rugby. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
6. "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.
7. "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.
8. "Edoardo Padovani dalle Zebre al Benetton: è fatta". On Rugby.it (in Italian). 22 April 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
9. "Edoardo Padovani in Biancoverde Sino al 30 Giugno 2022". 22 April 2020.
10. "12 GIOCATORI SALUTANO IL CLUB BIANCOVERDE" (in Italian). Benetton Rugby.it. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
11. "Italrugby, Conor O'shea Annuncia I 31 Giocatori Convocati per Il Mondiale".
12. "Montana Wilson Ioane". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 3 June 2022.

External links

• Edoardo Padovani at European Professional Club Rugby
• Edoardo Padovani at ESPNscrum
• Edoardo Padovani at ItsRugby.co.uk
• Edoardo Padovani at the CONI honored athlete website (in Italian)

• 1993 births
• Living people
• Italian rugby union players
• Italy international rugby union players
• Zebre Parma players
• RC Toulon players
• Italian expatriate rugby union players in France
• Sportspeople from Venice
• Rugby union players from Veneto
• Rugby union centres
• Rugby union fullbacks
• Rugby union wings
• Mogliano Rugby players
• Benetton Rugby players
• 2019 Rugby World Cup players