Edoardo Padovani


Edoardo Padovani is an Italian professional rugby union player who primarily plays fullback for Mogliano Veneto of the Serie A Elite. He has also represented Italy at international level, having made his test debut against England during the 2016 Six Nations Championship. Padovani has previously played for clubs such as Benetton, Zebre Parma, and Toulon in the past.
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Club career

Padovani played for Mogliano in the 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 season, playing 32 games, scoring 69 points.
Padovani joined Zebre in 2014/15, playing 13 games, scoring 11 points, playing 616 minutes in Pro 12. Playing 3 games, scoring 25 points in the EPCR. In the 2015/2016 season, he played 9 games, starting 3, scoring 15 points in Pro12, and playing 234 minutes. In the EPCR he played 6 games, starting 4 and scoring 32 points. In 2016/2017 he played 15 games, starting 9 and scoring 10 points in the Pro12 and playing 4 games, scoring 6 points in the EPCR. He did not renew a contract with Zebre Rugby and at the end of the season 2016-2017, he signed with Toulon.
Padovani joined Toulon for 2017 - 2018 season from Italian team Zebre.
On 15 December 2017 Toulon released Padovani from the contract.
In December 2017, Padovani signed again with Zebre.
On 22 April 2020, Padovani left Zebre for local Italian rivals Benetton in the Pro14 ahead of the 2020-21 season.
He played for Benetton until 2023–24 United Rugby Championship season.

International career

In 2012 and 2013 Padovani played for Italy U20 and in 2014 for Emerging Italy.
In 2016, he was selected for the Italian 6 Nations squad and made his debut against England in Round 2 of that Tournament.
On 18 August 2019, he was named in the final 31-man squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
On 19 March 2022, Padovani scored a try in the last minute of Italy Vs Wales to secure Italy's first Six Nations win in seven years.

International tries

As of 19 November 2022
TryOpposing teamLocationVenueCompetitionDateResultScore
1Brisbane, AustraliaSuncorp Stadium2017 June Internationals24 June 2017Loss40 - 27
2Edinburgh, ScotlandMurrayfield Stadium2019 Six Nations2 February 2019Loss33 - 20
3Rome, ItalyStadio Olimpico2019 Six Nations9 February 2019Loss15 - 26
4Rome, ItalyStadio Olimpico2019 Six Nations24 February 2019Loss16 - 26
5San Benedetto del Tronto, ItalyStadio Riviera delle Palme2019 Rugby World Cup Warm-Ups17 August 2019Win85 – 15
6San Benedetto del Tronto, ItalyStadio Riviera delle Palme2019 Rugby World Cup Warm-Ups17 August 2019Win85 – 15
7Dublin, IrelandAviva Stadium2020 Six Nations24 October 2020Loss50 - 17
8Cardiff, WalesPrincipality Stadium2022 Six Nations19 March 2022Win21 - 22
9Lisbon, PortugalEstádio do Restelo2022 July Internationals25 June 2022Win31 - 38