Jake Polledri
Jake Polledri (born 8 November 1995) is an English-born rugby union player who plays for the Italy national rugby union team and for Gloucester Rugby in Premiership Rugby.
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
Polledri attended The Downs Preparatory School, Bristol until the age of 13. Whilst at The Downs Polledri was a member of the victorious 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
He 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 runaway leaders in National League 1, where he helped them earn promotion to the RFU Championship.[1]
On 2 March 2017, Polledri signed his first professional contract with Gloucester Rugby in Premiership Rugby, which is a three-year deal ahead of the 2017-18 season.[2] In December 2017, he was awarded Try of the week for his try in Round 10 against London Irish.[3] 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.[4]
International career
Polledri represented Italy U20s during the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship.[5]
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.[6][7] On 16 June 2018, Polledri scored his first international try for Italy in a game against Japan which the Italians won 25-22.[8]
References
- "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.
- "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.