Tito Tebaldi

Tito Tebaldi

Full name	Tito Tebaldi
Date of birth	(1987-09-23) 23 September 1987
Place of birth	Parma, Italy
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	87 kg (13 st 10 lb; 192 lb)
Notable relative(s)	Daniele Tebaldi (uncle)
Rugby union career
Current status
Current team	Harlequins
Playing career
Position	Scrum-half
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2006–2010 2010–2012 2012–2013 2013–2014 2014-	Gran Parma Aironi Zebre Ospreys Harlequins	55 47 21 18 3	(162) (93) (22) (5) (0)
correct as of 20 Dec 2015.
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2009–	Italy	20	(0)

Tito Tebaldi (born 23 September 1987) is an Italian rugby union player. Tebaldi, who plays at scrum-half, He made his debut for Italy against Australia on 13 June 2009.

Career

Tebaldi is the nephew of former Italy fullback Daniele Tebaldi, began his career playing for Noceto, a team based in the Province of Parma. He joined Gran Parma of the Super 10 in 2006, making his debut at 19. After establishing himself as a regular starter during the 2008–09 season, Tebaldi quickly earned a reputation as one of the best young players in Italy. Tebaldi joined Aironi in May 2010 for their debut season in the Magners League.

Nick Mallett included Tebaldi in the Italy squad for the 2009 mid-year rugby test series after Simon Picone pulled out for personal reasons. Having made his debut as a replacement for Pablo Canavosio in the first test, Tebaldi was the starting scrum-half for Italy's final two games of the tour. Tebaldi played in all three of Italy's end of year tests and established himself as the first choice scrum half for the 2010 Six Nations Championship.

It was announced on 3 December 2014 that he was joining Harlequins from Ospreys.