Guglielmo Palazzani (born 11 April 1991) is an Italian

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player. His usual position is as a scrum-half, and he currently plays for

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in Top10.

Early life and amateur career

Palazzani began playing rugby in the youth teams of Fiumicello di Brescia, before moving on to Calvisano in 2009. He went on to make his debut in the A2 series in April 2010 in

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against the Samnite Gladiators ; at the same time, climbing up the ranks of the Italian youth national teams up to the Under-20 in 2011, during which he competed with the squad in the Six Nations championships.

Professional career

In 2012, Palazzani won the

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with Cavisano and the Excellence Trophy. For

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season, he named as ''Permit Player'' for

Zebre Zebre Parma (, meaning "Zebras") are an Italian professional rugby union team competing in the United Rugby Championship and EPCR competitions from the 2012–13 season. They are based in Parma (Emilia-Romagna), Italy. They are operated by the ...

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. Palazzani made his professional domestic debut for the

in 2013, and at the end of the season he moved to the Parma rugby team on a permanent basis. He played for

until 2021–22 United Rugby Championship season.

International career

In 2012 and 2013, he was named in the Emerging Italy squad. In the wake of these successes, he was called up to the squad, for the Nations Cup tournament. In 2014 the then head coach of the Italian national team, Jacques Brunel, called him up for the

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, however, he did not play in that years tournament. Palazzani would go on to make his test debut during the mid-year tour in the Pacific against Fiji. Brunel, rewarded Palazzani for his form by selecting him as part of the Italian team that took part in the 2015 Rugby World Cup in

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, and he became a mainstay in the squad competing in successive Six Nations, on international tours. Regarding

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, on 24 August 2015, Palazzani was named in the final 31-man squad for the

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and on 18 August 2019, he was named in the final 31-man squad for the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Palazzani, Guglielmo 1991 births Living people Italian rugby union players Italy international rugby union players Sportspeople from the Province of Brescia Zebre Parma players Rugby Calvisano players Rugby union scrum-halves