Ronny Palumbo
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Full name | Rinaldo Palumbo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1991-04-22) 22 April 1991 (age 33) Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 15 st 4 lb (97 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ronny Palumbo (born 22 April 1991) is an Italy international rugby league footballer who last played as a second-row and centre for the London Broncos in the Betfred Championship.
Background
Palumbo was born in Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia. He is of Italian descent.[4]
He played his junior rugby league for the Campbelltown Harlequins,while attending well renowned rugby league school Patrician Brothers' College, Fairfield.[5]
Playing career
Club career
He played for the New South Wales Schoolboys Rugby Union side in 2008/2009.[6]
Palumbo played in the New South Wales Cup for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles and the Western Suburbs Magpies.[7][8][9]
In the 2017–18 season he played for Toulouse Olympique.[citation needed]
In 2018, Palumbo was granted a mid season release from Toulouse Olympique to join Mystic River Rugby Club , helping the club win the 2018 USA Rugby D1 National Championship.[citation needed]
In 2019, Palumbo played for the London Skolars in Betfred League 1.[10]
In the 2020–21 season he played for the Palau Broncos in the Elite 1 Championship.[citation needed]
He joined London Broncos at the start of the 2022 season.[7]
International career
In 2019, Palumbo made his international début for Italy against Malta. In 2022 he was named in the Italy squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.[11]
In the final group match at the 2021 Rugby League World Cup, Palumbo scored Italy's only try in their 66-6 loss against Australia.[12]
References
- ^ "Player Summary: Rinaldo "Ronny" Palumbo". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Ronny Palumbo - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ "Ronny Palumbo - Player statistics". It's rugby. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ "Rinaldo Palumbo - Italy Azzurri - NRL Player Profile". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ "Western Suburbs Magpies News: Player in Focus - Ronnie Palumbo". westsmagpies.blogspot.com. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ "West Wales Raiders are pleased to announce the signing of West Tigers Forward Ronny Palumbo". raidersrugbyleague.co.uk. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ a b "London Broncos sign Italy international Ronny Palumbo". LoveRugbyLeague. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ Daniel Tomlinson. "Strongest Italy line-up as Azzurri face tough challenge in Group B - YorkshireLive". examinerlive.co.uk. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ "Ronny Palumbo". League Unlimited. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ "London Skolars » Skolars sign key duo for 2019". skolarsrl.com. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ "Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021". loverugbyleague.com. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ "Rugby League World Cup: Australia 66-6 Italy - Kangaroos cruise to quarter-finals". www.bbc.co.uk.
External links
- London Broncos profile
- Italy profile
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