Harnessing Talent Athlete

Emanuele Palladino - International - Rugby

Biography:

A fast and elusive winger come scrum-half, Emanuele was selected for England Schoolboys in 1997 and went on to sign a professional contract straight out of school with Harlequins, where he played for 3 seasons.

In 2000, Emanuele then moved to Italy to play in the Super 10 (Italy's top flight of rugby) with Piacenza, also representing Italy in the Junior World Cup, where he was top scorer but unfortunately lost out to South Africa in the quarter-finals.

He went on to play for Italy U21s where Emanuele was top try scorer for 2 seasons, and then moved on the play at Roma Rugby in 2003. In 2006 he moved to Saracens until injury stopped his career in 2007.

During his career Emanuele was also selected to play for a number of invitational sides including the infamous Penguins and the Samurais.

Click here to see how Emanuele and DKH Legacy Trust are working together, and to find out about his 'giving back to sport' activities