Samuele Taddei (born 4 July 2003) is an Italian professional rugby union player who plays prop for Zebre Parma of the United Rugby Championship and on loan to Colorno in the Italian Serie A Elite, as Additional Player.[1][2]

Samuele Taddei
Date of birth (2003-07-04) 4 July 2003 (age 21)
Place of birthRome, Italy
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight113 kg (249 lb; 17 st 11 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team Zebre Parma
Youth career
Frascati Rugby Union
Rugby Noceto
2022−2023 Zebre Academy
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2023– Zebre Parma 1 (0)
2023–Colorno 5 (0)
Correct as of 10 Dec 2022
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2023 Italy U20 7 (0)

Professional career

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Taddei signed for Zebre Parma in May 2022 ahead of the 2022–23 United Rugby Championship as Academy Player.[3][4] He made his debut in Round 11 of the 2023–24 season against the Munster.[5]

In 2023 he was named in Italy U20s squad for annual Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[6][7] On 30 November 2023 he was called in Italy Under 23 squad for test series against IRFU Combined Academies.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "SAMUELE TADDEI SI UNISCE ALL'HBS COLORNO". Rugby Colorno (in Italian).
  2. ^ "Samuele Taddei". Zebre Parma.
  3. ^ "QUINDICI ATLETI EMERGENTI FIRMANO CON LA FEDERAZIONE". F.I.R. Rugby. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  4. ^ "LE ZEBRE APRONO UFFICIALMENTE LA STAGIONE 2022/23". Zebre Parma. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  5. ^ "LE ZEBRE STRAPPANO UNO STORICO PUNTO DI BONUS IN CASA DEL MUNSTER". Zebre Parma. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  6. ^ "SIX NATIONS UNDER 20, SCELTI I 25 PER FRANCIA E INGHILTERRA".
  7. ^ "ITALIA U20, DECISI I 30 PER IL MONDIALE, IL 18 GIUGNO PARTENZA PER IL SUDAFRICA".
  8. ^ "I 30 CONVOCATI DALLA SELEZIONE U23 PER LA SFIDA CONTRO I PARI ETÀ IRLANDESI". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 11 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
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