Tito Tebaldi
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Tito Tebaldi is an Italian
rugby union
player. Tebaldi, who is a scrum-half, plays his club rugby for Aironi
. He made his debut for Italy
against Australia
on 13 June 2009.
. He joined Gran Parma of the Super 10
in 2006, making his debut at 19. After establishing himself as a regular starter during the 2008–09 season, Tebaldi quickly earned a reputation as one of the best young players in Italy. Tebaldi joined Aironi
in May 2010 for their debut season in the Magners League.
Nick Mallett
included Tebaldi in the Italy squad for the 2009 mid-year rugby test series
after Simon Picone
pulled out for personal reasons. Having made his debut as a replacement for Pablo Canavosio
in the first test, Tebaldi was the starting scrum-half for Italy's final two games of the tour. Tebaldi played in all three of Italy's end of year tests
and established himself as the first choice scrum half for the 2010 Six Nations Championship
.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player. Tebaldi, who is a scrum-half, plays his club rugby for Aironi
Aironi
Aironi Rugby are an Italian professional rugby club competing in the RaboDirect Pro12 and the Heineken Cup. They represent the Italian regions of Lombardy and Emilia Romagna.- Home ground :...
. He made his debut for Italy
Italy national rugby union team
The Italy national rugby union team represent the nation of Italy in the sport of rugby union. The team is also known as the Azzurri . Italy have been playing international rugby since the late 1920s, and since 2000 compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland,...
against Australia
Australia national rugby union team
The Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in rugby union. The national team is nicknamed the Wallabies and competes annually with New Zealand and South Africa in the Tri-Nations Series, in which they also contest the Bledisloe Cup with New Zealand and the...
on 13 June 2009.
Biography
Tebaldi, the nephew of former Italy fullback Daniele Tebaldi, began his career playing for Noceto, a team based in the Province of ParmaProvince of Parma
The Province of Parma is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Parma.It has an area of 3,449 km², and a total population of 413,198...
. He joined Gran Parma of the Super 10
Super 10 (Italian premiership)
The withdrawal of Viadana and Benetton Treviso from the league has been compounded by club mergers. Rugby Viadana, Gran Parma and Colorno have merged to form GranDucato Rugby. Overmach Parma and Noceto have merged to form Crociati, both new clubs to be based in Parma. These changes created 2...
in 2006, making his debut at 19. After establishing himself as a regular starter during the 2008–09 season, Tebaldi quickly earned a reputation as one of the best young players in Italy. Tebaldi joined Aironi
Aironi
Aironi Rugby are an Italian professional rugby club competing in the RaboDirect Pro12 and the Heineken Cup. They represent the Italian regions of Lombardy and Emilia Romagna.- Home ground :...
in May 2010 for their debut season in the Magners League.
Nick Mallett
Nick Mallett
Nicholas Vivian Howard Mallett is a former South African rugby union player who was until recently the head coach of the Italian national team, previously replacing Pierre Berbizier on 3 October 2007...
included Tebaldi in the Italy squad for the 2009 mid-year rugby test series
2009 mid-year rugby test series
The 2009 mid-year rugby Test series refers to the rugby union Internationals played from 23 May to 4 July 2009, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere....
after Simon Picone
Simon Picone
Simon Picone is an Italian rugby union player for Benetton Treviso in the RaboDirect Pro12 competition. He was born in Viterbo.A Scrum-half, Picone was called up to the Italy squad for the 2008 Six Nations Championship...
pulled out for personal reasons. Having made his debut as a replacement for Pablo Canavosio
Pablo Canavosio
Pablo Canavosio is an Italian Argentine rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Aironi in the Italian Magners League. Previously, Canavosio played club rugby in Italy, for Rovigo, Calvisano and Castres Olympique. His usual position is at scrum half or wing.Canavosio has been capped by...
in the first test, Tebaldi was the starting scrum-half for Italy's final two games of the tour. Tebaldi played in all three of Italy's end of year tests
2009 end of year rugby tests
The 2009 end of year rugby tests, also known as the Autumn internationals in the Northern Hemisphere, saw Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Argentina, tour the northern hemisphere....
and established himself as the first choice scrum half for the 2010 Six Nations Championship
2010 Six Nations Championship
The 2010 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2010 RBS 6 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 11th series of the Six Nations Championship, an annual rugby union competition between the six major Northern Hemisphere rugby union national teams...
.