Tommaso Menoncello

Tommaso Menoncello (Italian pronunciation: [menonˈtʃɛllo]; born 20 August 2002) is an Italian professional rugby union player who plays centre for the Italy national rugby union team and for Benetton of the United Rugby Championship.^[1][2]

Tommaso Menoncello

Menoncello in 2023
Date of birth	(2002-08-20) 20 August 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Treviso, Italy
Height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	105 kg (231 lb; 16 st 7 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre, Wing Current team Benetton Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2020–2021 F.I.R. Academy () 2021– Benetton 61 (100) Correct as of 27 June 2025 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2021 Italy U20 5 (0) 2021 Italy A 2 (0) 2022– Italy 31 (45) Correct as of 12 July 2025

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.^[3][4][5]

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.^[6][7][8] 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.^[9]

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.^[10][11]

Menoncello was named the 2024 Six Nations Player of the Championship.^[12]

Statistics

List of international test tries

As of 28 June 2025^[13]

Try	Opposing team	Location	Venue	Competition	Date	Result	Score
1	France	Saint-Denis, France	Stade de France	2022 Six Nations	5 February 2022	Loss	37 – 10
2	Romania	Bucharest, Romania	Stadionul Arcul de Triumf	2022 July Internationals	1 July 2022	Win	13 - 45
3
4	Georgia	Batumi, Georgia	Batumi Stadium	2022 July Internationals	10 July 2022	Loss	28 - 19
5	Ireland	Dublin, Ireland	Aviva Stadium	2023 RWC Warm-Ups	5 August 2023	Loss	33 – 17
6	New Zealand	Turin, Italy	Juventus Stadium	2024 November Internationals	23 November 2024	Loss	11 - 29
7	France	Rome, Italy	Stadio Olimpico	2025 Six Nations	23 February 2025	Loss	24 - 73
8	England	London, England	Twickenham Stadium	2025 Six Nations	9 March 2025	Loss	47 - 24
9	Namibia	Windhoek, Namibia	Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium	2025 July Internationals	27 June 2025	Win	6 - 73