Tommaso Di Bartolomeo (born 4 January 2001) is an Italian rugby union player, currently playing for Italian United Rugby Championship side Zebre Parma. His preferred position is hooker.[1][2]

Tommaso Di Bartolomeo
Birth nameTommaso Di Bartolomeo
Date of birth (2001-01-04) 4 January 2001 (age 23)
Place of birthItaly
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight105 kg (16.5 st; 231 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Current team Zebre Parma
Youth career
Petrarca
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017−2021 F.I.R. Academy ()
2021–2023 Petrarca 27 (50)
2022Zebre Parma 1 (0)
2023− Zebre Parma ()
Correct as of 19 Mar 2022
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2021 Italy U20 5 (10)
2021−2022 Emerging Italy 2 (5)
2022 Italy A 1 (0)
Correct as of 24 Jun 2022

Under contract with Italian Top10 team Petrarca, in March 2022 Di Bartolomeo was named as a Permit Player for Zebre Parma for 2021–22 United Rugby Championship season ahead of the re-arranged Round 7 match against the Sharks.[3][4][5] He made his debut in the same match, coming on as a replacement.[6]

In 2021 Di Bartolomeo was named in Italy U20s squad for the annual Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[7] On 8 December he was named in Emerging Italy 27-man squad also for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals.[8] On 26 May he was called in Italy A squad for the South African tour in the 2022 mid-year rugby union tests against Namibia and Currie Cup XV team.[9] On 30 November 2023 he was called in Italy Under 23 squad for test series against IRFU Combined Academies.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Tommaso Di Bartolomeo". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  2. ^ "TOMMASO DI BARTOLOMEO PRONTO AL SALTO DI CATEGORIA CON LE ZEBRE". Zebre Parma. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  3. ^ "BENVENUTI TOMMASO, FILIPPO, FRANCESCO E MIRCO". Petrarca Rugby. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  4. ^ "28 GIOCATORI A DISPOSIZIONE DI COACH BERGAMASCHI PER I RECUPERI DEL 6° E 7° TURNO DELLO UNITED RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP - 4 ESORDIENTI NEL GRUPPO SQUADRA CHE SCONTA L'ASSENZA DI NUMEROSI ATLETI INDISPONIBILI". Zebre. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Simone Gesi e Tommaso di Bartolomeo vicini allesordio con le Zebre". Zebre Parma (in Italian). 18 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Sharks come out firing for bonus-point victory". SA Rugby Magazine. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Italia U20, Gli Azzurrini Convocati per Il Sei Nazioni 2021".
  8. ^ "ITALIA EMERGENTI, GLI AZZURRI CONVOCATI PER IL MATCH CONTRO LA ROMANIA". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 8 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  9. ^ "ITALIA A IN RADUNO A TREVISO DAL 16 GIUGNO". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 10 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  10. ^ "SELEZIONE ITALIA U23, GLI AZZURRI CONVOCATI PER IL RADUNO DI PARMA". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 30 November 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.