Tommaso Menoncello


Tommaso Menoncello is an Italian professional rugby union player who plays as a centre for Benetton in the United Rugby Championship and the Italy national team.

Club career

Menoncello has previously played for clubs such as Paese in the past. For 2020–21 Pro14 and initially for 2021–22 United Rugby Championship seasons, he was named as Permit Player for Benetton Rugby.

International career

Selected with F.I.R. Academy, in June 2021 Menoncello was named in Italy Under 20 squad for 2021 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.
He was selected by Alessandro Troncon to be part of an Italy A 28-man squad for the November 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals.
Menoncello was selected by Kieran Crowley to be part of an Italy 33-man squad for the 2022 Six Nations Championship. He made his debut against France, where he scored a try and became the youngest try-scorer in the history of the tournament, at the age of 19 years and 170 days.
Menoncello was named the 2024 Six Nations Player of the Championship.

Statistics

List of international test tries

As of 28 June 2025.
No.OpponentVenueDateCompetitionResult
1Stade de France, Saint-Denis5 February 20222022 Six Nations Championship37–10
2Arcul de Triumf Stadium, Bucharest1 July 20222022 July Internationals13–45
3Arcul de Triumf Stadium, Bucharest1 July 20222022 July Internationals13–45
4Adjarabet Arena, Batumi10 July 20222022 July Internationals28–19
5Aviva Stadium, Dublin5 August 20232023 Rugby World Cup warm-up match33–17
6Juventus Stadium, Turin23 November 20242024 Autumn Internationals11–29
7Stadio Olimpico, Rome23 February 20252025 Six Nations Championship24–73
8Twickenham Stadium, London9 March 20252025 Six Nations Championship47–24
9Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium, Windhoek27 June 20252025 Italy tour of Namibia and South Africa6–73