Tommaso Boni (born 15 January 1993) is a professional
rugby union
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player. His usual position is as a centre and he currently plays for
Old Glory DC in American
Major League Rugby
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.
He played for
Zebre Parma from 2015 to October 2023.
International
Italy
In 2012 and 2013 Boni was named in the
Italy Under 20 squad and in 2014 he was part of
Emerging Italy squad.
In 2016 he was also named in the
Italy
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squad.
United States
Interim head coach Scott Lawrence named a 30-player
U.S.A squad for the
2023 Summer Series in
Europe
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. He made his debut for the U.S. on August 5, 2023 against
Romania
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, and played again against Georgia on August 19, 2023. Boni is eligible to play for the U.S. through his U.S.-born grandfather.
[ https://www.americasrugbynews.com/2023/06/29/former-italy-center-tommaso-boni-joins-eagles-squad/]
References
External links
Zebre ProfilePro12 Profile
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1993 births
Living people
Italian rugby union players
Italy international rugby union players
Rugby union centres
Zebre Parma players
Rugby union players from Venice
Mogliano Rugby players
People from Mestre
American rugby union players
United States international rugby union players
Old Glory DC players
Italian people of American descent