Guglielmo Palazzani
Date of birth (1991-04-11) 11 April 1991
Place of birthGardone Val Trompia
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight80 kg (12 st 8 lb; 176 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-Half
Current team Colorno
Youth career
2006−2010 Fiumicello
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010-2013 Calvisano 60 (82)
2013 →Zebre 2 (0)
2013−2022 Zebre 159 (102)
2022−2023 Calvisano 18 (62)
2023− Colorno ()
Correct as of 9 Apr 2022
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012−2013 Emerging Italy 6 (0)
2014− Italy 44 (15)
Correct as of 27 Feb 2021

Guglielmo Palazzani (born 11 April 1991) is an Italian rugby union player. His usual position is as a scrum-half, and he currently plays for Colorno in Italian Serie A Elite.[1]

Early life and amateur career

Palazzani began playing rugby in the youth teams of Fiumicello di Brescia, before moving on to Calvisano in 2009. He went on to make his debut in the A2 series in April 2010 in Benevento against the Samnite Gladiators ; at the same time, climbing up the ranks of the Italian youth national teams up to the Under-20 in 2011, during which he competed with the squad in the Six Nations championships.

Professional career

In 2012, Palazzani won the National Championship with Cavisano and the Excellence Trophy. For 2012–13 Pro12 season, he named as Permit Player for Zebre in Pro 14.[2] Palazzani made his professional domestic debut for the Zebre in 2013, and at the end of the season he moved to the Parma rugby team on a permanent basis. He played for Zebre until 2021–22 United Rugby Championship season.[3][4] For 2022−23 season he come back to plays for Calvisano in Top10[5][6]

International career

In 2012 and 2013, he was named in the Emerging Italy squad. In the wake of these successes, he was called up to the squad, for the Nations Cup tournament. In 2014 the then head coach of the Italian national team, Jacques Brunel, called him up for the 2014 Six Nations Championship, however, he did not play in that years tournament. Palazzani would go on to make his test debut during the mid-year tour in the Pacific against Fiji. Brunel, rewarded Palazzani for his form by selecting him as part of the Italian team that took part in the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England, and he became a mainstay in the squad competing in successive Six Nations, on international tours. Regarding Rugby World Cup, on 24 August 2015, Palazzani was named in the final 31-man squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup and[7] on 18 August 2019, he was named in the final 31-man squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.[8][9][10]

References

  1. ↑ "HBS COLORNO: INGAGGIATO L'AZZURRO GUGLIELMO PALAZZANI". Rugby Colorno (in Italian). 2 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "Guglielmo Palazzani Nuovo Recordman di Presenze Con le Zebre". 14 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "AL TERMINE DELLA STAGIONE 2021/22 RENATO GIAMMARIOLI SI TRASFERIRÀ AI WORCESTER WARRIORS". Zebre Rugby (in Italian). 25 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "LE ZEBRE SALUTANO DODICI GIOCATORI CHE LASCIANO IL CLUB". Zebre Rugby (in Italian). 13 April 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "BENTORNATO GULLO!". Rugby Calvisano (in Italian). 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "GRAZIE RAGAZZI!". Rugby Calvisano (in Italian). 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  7. ↑ Rugby World Cup, Scelti i 31 Azzurri per Inghilterra 2015
  8. ↑ "Italrugby, Conor O'shea Annuncia I 31 Giocatori Convocati per Il Mondiale".
  9. ↑ "Mirco Bergamasco in Italy squad for Six Nations". New Zealand Herald. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  10. ↑ "Italy Announce Squad For 2013 Six Nations". Italy Rugby News. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
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