Tito Tebaldi

Tito Tebaldi
Full name Tito Tebaldi
Date of birth 23 September 1987
Place of birth Parma, Italy
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 87 kg (13 st 10 lb; 192 lb)
Notable relative(s) Daniele Tebaldi (uncle)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Scrum-half
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2006–2010
2010–2012
2012–2013
2013–2014
2014-		 Gran Parma
Aironi
Zebre
Ospreys
Harlequins		 55
47
21
18
0		 (162)
(93)
(22)
(5)
(0)
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2009– Italy 20 (0)

Tito Tebaldi (born 23 September 1987) is an Italian rugby union player. Tebaldi, who plays at scrum-half, He made his debut for Italy against Australia on 13 June 2009.[1]

Career

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]

It was announced on 3 December 2014 that he was joining Harlequins from Ospreys.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Tito Tebaldi". ESPN. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
  2. ↑ "La rosa dell'Italia: Tito Tebaldi" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
  3. ↑ "Lettera aperta del consigliere Federale Reverberi" (in Italian). Rugby Noceto. 26 July 2009. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
  4. ↑ "Tito Tebaldi". statbunker.com. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Tebaldi, un nocetano in azzurro" (in Italian). Gazzetta di Parma. 13 June 2009. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "Mallett: tre cambi per la tournée estiva" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 31 May 2009. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Player analysis = Tito Tebaldi". ESPN. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
  9. ↑ "Preview: Italy v Scotland". Orange. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
  10. ↑ http://www.premiershiprugby.com/news/34083.php#.VH8T89KsVZQ