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]
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| Birth name | Jake Polledri | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 8 November 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 106 kg (16 st 10 lb; 234 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Downs Preparatory School Colston's School Hartpury College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
editPolledri attended The Downs Preparatory School, Bristol until the age of 13. Whilst at The Downs Polledri was a member of the 2009 National Schools 7's winning side, beating Bedford School to become National Champions. After leaving The Downs Preparatory School in 2009, Polledri enrolled at Colston's School, Bristol. Afterwards Polledri moved to Filton College, Bristol. He represented Filton College and Dings Crusaders, in addition to turning out in the Aviva Premiership A League for Bristol Rugby since 2014. He played junior rugby for St Mary's Old Boys.
Club career
editHe then joined Hartpury RFC during the 2015–16 season where at senior level, during the 2016–17 season, he had a breakthrough campaign as he has played his part in a season for the leaders in National League 1, where he helped them earn promotion to the RFU Championship.[2]
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
editPolledri 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
edit- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
External links
edit- Jake Polledri at European Professional Club Rugby
- Jake Polledri at Premiership Rugby (archived)
- Jake Polledri at ESPNscrum
- Jake Polledri at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Gloucester Rugby Profile
