Ronny Palumbo
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| Full name | Rinaldo Palumbo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 April 1991 Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 15 st 4 lb (97 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ronny Palumbo (born 22 April 1991) is a professional rugby league coach who is the head coach of the Blacktown Workers in the Ron Massey Cup and a former professional rugby league footballer who last played as a second-row and centre for the London Broncos and Italy at international level.[4]
He previously played rugby union for a short time in 2018.
Background
[edit]Palumbo was born in Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia. He is of Italian descent.[5]
He played his junior rugby league for the Campbelltown Harlequins, while attending well renowned rugby league school Patrician Brothers' College, Fairfield.[6]
Playing career
[edit]Club career
[edit]He played for the New South Wales Schoolboys Rugby Union side in 2008/2009.[7]
Palumbo played in the New South Wales Cup for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles and the Western Suburbs Magpies.[8][9][10]
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 while on loan from the London Broncos , Palumbo played for the London Skolars in League 1.[11]
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.[8]
Palumbo was announced as the Head Coach of the Blacktown Workers for the 2026 season.
International career
[edit]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.[12]
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.[13]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Player Summary: Rinaldo "Ronny" Palumbo". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers' Club.
- ↑ "Ronny Palumbo - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ↑ "Ronny Palumbo - Player statistics". It's rugby. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ↑ We are pleased to officially announce our coaching appointments for the season
- ↑ "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.
- 1 2 "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
[edit]- 1991 births
- Living people
- Australian people of Italian descent
- Australian rugby league players
- Australian rugby union players
- Footballers who switched code
- Italy national rugby league team players
- London Broncos players
- London Skolars players
- Mystic River Rugby players
- Palau XIII Broncos players
- People educated at Patrician Brothers' College, Fairfield
- Rugby league players from Campbelltown, New South Wales
- Rugby league second-rows
- Sportspeople of Italian descent
- Western Suburbs Magpies NSW Cup players
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen
