Ronny Palumbo

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Ronny Palumbo
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Personal information
Full nameRinaldo Palumbo
Born (1991-04-22) 22 April 1991 (age 33)
Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight15 st 4 lb (97 kg)
Playing information
Rugby league
PositionSecond-row, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017–18 Toulouse Olympique 18 4 0 0 16
2019 London Skolars 10 1 0 0 4
2020–21 Palau Broncos 16 6 3 0 30
2022 London Broncos 22 2 0 0 8
Total 66 13 3 0 58
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019– Italy 7 1 0 0 4
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018 Mystic River Rugby Club 7 4 0 0 20
Source: [1][2][3]
As of 28 October 2023

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 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 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

  1. ↑ "Player Summary: Rinaldo "Ronny" Palumbo". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  2. ↑ "Ronny Palumbo - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "Ronny Palumbo - Player statistics". It's rugby. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "Rinaldo Palumbo - Italy Azzurri - NRL Player Profile". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "Western Suburbs Magpies News: Player in Focus - Ronnie Palumbo". westsmagpies.blogspot.com. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "West Wales Raiders are pleased to announce the signing of West Tigers Forward Ronny Palumbo". raidersrugbyleague.co.uk. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "London Broncos sign Italy international Ronny Palumbo". LoveRugbyLeague. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  8. ↑ Daniel Tomlinson. "Strongest Italy line-up as Azzurri face tough challenge in Group B - YorkshireLive". examinerlive.co.uk. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  9. ↑ "Ronny Palumbo". League Unlimited. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  10. ↑ "London Skolars » Skolars sign key duo for 2019". skolarsrl.com. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  11. ↑ "Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021". loverugbyleague.com. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  12. ↑ "Rugby League World Cup: Australia 66-6 Italy - Kangaroos cruise to quarter-finals". www.bbc.co.uk.

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