Edoardo Todaro
Italy international rugby union player (born 1999)
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Edoardo Todaro (born 24 September 2006) is an Italian professional rugby union player who plays as a winger for Premiership Rugby club Northampton Saints and Italy.
| Born | 24 September 2006[1] Milan, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb; 13 st 12 lb)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Ipswich School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
Todaro was born to Sylvia and Gianluigi in Milan, Italy, before attending Ipswich School in England on an academic and sports scholarship from the age of 14 years-old. His father had also played rugby union when he was younger and Todaro began to favour the sport over football. He made his debut for the Ipswich School first-XV playing at fly-half.[3][4]
Club career
Todaro featured for Northampton at under-18 level. He was given an academy contract with the senior Northampton Saints team ahead of the 2025-26 season.[5][6] He had a try-scoring debut for Northampton in the Rugby Premiership in September 2025 against Exeter Chiefs, scoring twice in a 33-33 draw.[7][8] He made it three tries in three matches with another score in a 32-26 win over Leicester Tigers on 11 October, featuring on both wings during the match.[9][3] Later that season, his performances included a first-half hat trick of tries in the European Rugby Champions Cup in a 43-28 win against Scarlets.[10] In May 2026, he was nominated for Prem breakthrough player of the year.[11]
International career
He was a member of the Italy U20 team that played in the 2025 Six Nations Under 20s Championship and featured in all Italy's matches, fulfilling a variety of positions; including at inside centre, outside centre and full-back.[3][12] He subsequently played for the side at the 2025 World Rugby U20 Championship, his efforts including a try in a victory against Ireland U20.[13]
In October 2025, Todaro was called-up to the senior Italy national rugby union team for the Autumn Nations Series.[14] He made his debut for Italy as a replacement in a 34-19 victory over Chile on 22 November 2025.[15] He retained his place in the Italy squad for the 2026 Six Nations Championship, however, at an Italian training camp pre-championship he tore his cruciate knee ligament.[16][17]