Tito Tebaldi
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| Date of birth | 20 September 1987 | ||||||
| Place of birth | Parma, Italy | ||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||
| Weight | 87 kg | ||||||
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| Position(s) | Scrum-half | ||||||
| Current club | Ospreys | ||||||
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* Professional club appearances and points counted for domestic first grade only and correct as of 23:53, 28 February 2010 (UTC). ** Representative team caps and points correct as of 10 September 2010. | |||||||
Tito Tebaldi (born 20 September 1987) is an Italian rugby union player. Tebaldi, who is a scrum-half, plays his club rugby for the Ospreys. He made his debut for Italy against Australia on 13 June 2009.[1]
Biography
Tebaldi is the nephew of former Italy fullback Daniele Tebaldi,[2] began his career playing for Noceto, a team based in the Province of Parma.[3] He joined Gran Parma of the Super 10 in 2006, making his debut at 19.[4] After establishing himself as a regular starter during the 2008–09 season, Tebaldi quickly earned a reputation as one of the best young players in Italy.[5] Tebaldi joined Aironi in May 2010 for their debut season in the Magners League.[6]
Nick Mallett included Tebaldi in the Italy squad for the 2009 mid-year rugby test series after Simon Picone pulled out for personal reasons.[7] Having made his debut as a replacement for Pablo Canavosio in the first test,[5] Tebaldi was the starting scrum-half for Italy's final two games of the tour.[8] Tebaldi played in all three of Italy's end of year tests and established himself as the first choice scrum half for the 2010 Six Nations Championship.[8][9]
References
- ↑ "Tito Tebaldi". ESPN. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
- ↑ "La rosa dell'Italia: Tito Tebaldi" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
- ↑ "Lettera aperta del consigliere Federale Reverberi" (in Italian). Rugby Noceto. 26 July 2009. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
- ↑ "Tito Tebaldi". statbunker.com. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Tebaldi, un nocetano in azzurro" (in Italian). Gazzetta di Parma. 13 June 2009. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
- ↑ "Aironi Rugby. Tre nuovi arrivi italiani nello scacchiere degli Aironi. Tito Tebaldi, Roberto Quartaroli e Giulio Rubini." (in Italian). Rugby CS. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
- ↑ "Mallett: tre cambi per la tournée estiva" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 31 May 2009. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Player analysis = Tito Tebaldi". ESPN. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
- ↑ "Preview: Italy v Scotland". Orange. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
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