Tommaso Menoncello (; born 20 August 2002) is an Italian professional rugby union player who plays as a centre for Stade Toulousain in Top 14 and the Italy national team.
Club career Menoncello has previously played for clubs such as Paese at youth level. For 2020–21 Pro14 and initially for 2021–22 United Rugby Championship seasons, he was named as Permit Player for Benetton Rugby.
He represented Benetton for 6 season in URC and became one of their star players, until he signed with French side Stade Toulousain ahead of the 2026–27 season.
International career Selected with F.I.R. Academy, in June 2021 Menoncello was named in Italy Under 20 squad for 2021 Six Nations Under 20s Championship. He was selected by Alessandro Troncon to be part of an Italy A 28-man squad for the November 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals.
Menoncello was selected by Kieran Crowley to be part of an Italy 33-man squad for the 2022 Six Nations Championship. He made his debut against France, where he scored a try and became the youngest try-scorer in the history of the tournament, at the age of 19 years and 170 days.
Menoncello was named the 2024 Six Nations Player of the Championship.
Statistics List of international test tries As of 11 July 2026.
+ List of international tries scored by Tommaso Menoncello No. Opponent Venue Date Competition Result 1 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 5 February 2022 2022 Six Nations Championship 37–10 2 Arcul de Triumf Stadium, Bucharest 1 July 2022 2022 July Internationals 13–45 3 4 Adjarabet Arena, Batumi 10 July 2022 2022 July Internationals 28–19 5 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 5 August 2023 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up match 33–17 6 Juventus Stadium, Turin 23 November 2024 2024 Autumn Internationals 11–29 7 Stadio Olimpico, Rome 23 February 2025 2025 Six Nations Championship 24–73 8 Twickenham Stadium, London 9 March 2025 2025 Six Nations Championship 47–24 9 Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium, Windhoek 27 June 2025 2025 Italy tour of Namibia and South Africa 6–73 10 Stadio Olimpico, Rome 7 February 2026 2026 Six Nations Championship 18–15 11 Stadio Olimpico, Rome 7 March 2026 2026 Six Nations Championship 23–18 12 Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington 11 July 2026 2026 Nations Championship 47–17
Honours Italy Cuttitta Cup: Winner: 2024, 2026
Individual Six Nations Player of the Championship: Winner: 2024 Nominee: 2025, 2026
Six Nations Team of the Championship: Winner: 2024, 2025, 2026
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