Niccolò Taddia (born 13 May 1999) is an Italian rugby union player, currently playing for Top12 side Fiamme Oro. He is also a permit player for the Pro14 side Zebre. His preferred position is hooker.[1][2]
Date of birth | 13 May 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Ferrara, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 105 kg (16.5 st; 231 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Zebre edit
Taddia was announced as a permit player for Zebre for Round 15 of the 2020–21 Pro14 match against Leinster.[3] He made his debut in the same match, scoring a try.[4]
In 2018 and 2019 Taddia was named in the Italy Under 20 squad.[5] On 13 January 2024 he was called in Italy Under 23 squad for test series against IRFU Combined Academies.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Niccolò Taddia". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ "Niccolò Taddia". Fiamme Oro Rugby. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ "Iacopo Bianchi e Joshua Renton rientrano per la sfida del Lanfranchi con i campioni in carica del Leinster". Zebre (in Italian). 11 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ "Zebre 31-48 Leinster: Dave Kearney stars with hat-trick as province win again". BBC Sport. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ "ITALIA U20, SCELTO IL XV PER L'ESORDIO AL SEI NAZIONI CONTRO LA SCOZIA". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 30 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ "SELEZIONE ITALIANA U23, DOMENICA LA TERZA SFIDA ALLE COMBINED ACADEMIES IRLANDESI". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
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