Ronny Palumbo

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Ronny Palumbo
Personal information
Full nameRinaldo Palumbo
Born (1991-04-22) 22 April 1991 (age 35)
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight15 st 4 lb (97 kg)
Playing information
Rugby league
PositionSecond-row, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017–18 Toulouse Olympique 18 4 0 0 16
2019 London Broncos 10 1 0 0 4
2020–21 Palau Broncos 16 6 3 0 30
2022 London Broncos 22 2 0 0 8
Total 66 13 3 0 58
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019–2022 Italy 7 1 0 0 4
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018 Mystic River Rugby Club 12 4 0 0 20
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As of 28 October 2023

Ronny Palumbo (born 22 April 1991) is a former professional rugby union/league player, who last played as a second-row and centre for the London Broncos and Italy international rugby league.

Background

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Palumbo was born in Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia. He is of Italian descent.[4]

He played his junior rugby league for the Campbelltown Harlequins, while attending well renowned rugby league school Patrician Brothers' College, Fairfield.[5]

Playing career

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Club career

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He played for the New South Wales Schoolboys Rugby Union side in 2008/2009.[6]

Palumbo played in the New South Wales Cup for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles and the Western Suburbs Magpies.[7][8][9]

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.[10]

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.[7]

Palumbo was announced as the Head Coach of the Blacktown Workers for the 2026 season.

International career

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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.[11]

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.[12]

References

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