Jake Polledri
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Jake Polledri (born 8 November 1995) is an English-born Italian rugby union retired player. He played for the Italy national rugby union team in 20 occasions with 4 tries.[1]
Early life
Polledri attended The
Club career
He then joined
On 2 March 2017, Polledri signed his first professional contract with Gloucester Rugby in Premiership Rugby; a three-year deal ahead of the 2017-18 season.[3] In December 2017, he was awarded Try of the week for his try in Round 10 against London Irish.[4] He also won Gloucester Rugby’s Young Player of the Season Award for the 2017-18 season and the Player of the Season for the 2019-20 season.[5]
After suffering a knee ligament injury that led Polledri out of action for nearly 18 months, he has signed a contract extension to stay with Gloucester for the 2022-23 season.[6]
In March 2023, Gloucester Rugby confirmed that Polledri would depart the club at the end of the 2023-24 season to join Zebre.[7][8] He made his debut in Round 1 of the 2023–24 season of EPCR Challenge Cup against the Cheetahs.[9] He played with Zebre until March 2024. [10]
International career
Polledri qualified for Italy through Italian grandparents[11] and represented Italy U20s during the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship.[12]
On 17 March 2018, Polledri made his international debut for Italy, losing 27–29 against Scotland in their final match of the 2018 Six Nations Championship.[13][14] On 16 June 2018, Polledri scored his first international try for Italy in a game against Japan which the Italians won 25–22.[15]
References
- ^ "Jake Polledri annuncia il ritiro dal rugby". Rugby Pass. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Hartpury promoted to Greene IPA King Championship". England Rugby. 13 March 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "Gloucester sign Hartpury prospect flanker Jake Polledri". Premiership Rugby. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "Citizen Try of the Week - (Round 10 Winner)". YouTube.com.
- ^ "Jake Polledri named 2019-20 Player of the Season". Gloucester Rugby. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Jake Polledri is back!". Gloucester Rugby. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Polledri set for summer move to Zebre". Gloucester Rugby. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ "IL 20 VOLTE AZZURRO JAKE POLLEDRI FIRMA CON LE ZEBRE PARMA". Zebre Parma. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ "TROPPI ERRORI CONDIZIONANO LA GARA DELLE ZEBRE". Zebre Parma. 9 December 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ "Jake Polledri annuncia il ritiro dal rugby giocato". Zebre Parma. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ Evely, John (16 March 2018). "From making Italian BMTs to playing for Italy - the amazing rugby journey of Bristol's Jake Polledri". Bristol Post. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Italy U20s World Championship". World Rugby. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "Gloucester Rugby's Jake Polledri to make international debut". Gloucestershire Live. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ "Six Nations: Italy 27-29 Scotland". BBC Sport. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ "Polledri scores impressive first test try as Italy level series in Japan". Gloucester Rugby. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
External links
- Jake Polledri at Premiership Rugby
- Jake Polledri at ESPNscrum
- Jake Polledri at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Gloucester Rugby Profile
