Christopher Centrone (born 24 July 1991) is an Italy international rugby league footballer who plays as a centre and wing for Toulouse Olympique in the Betfred Championship.
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| Full name | Christopher Centrone[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 July 1991 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (14 st 13 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre, Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background edit
Born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Centrone is of Italian descent. He played his junior rugby league for the Nelson Bay Marlins before being signed by the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.
Playing career edit
In 2010 and 2011, Centrone played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs' NYC team.[4]
In 2012, Centrone joined the North Sydney Bears in the New South Wales Cup.[5][6] In 2013, after impressing for North Sydney, Centrone was signed by the South Sydney Rabbitohs.
At the end of 2013, Centrone was named in Italy's 2013 World Cup squad.[7] He scored a try in Italy's first game of the tournament against Wales.
In 2014, Centrone joined the Wyong Roos in the New South Wales Cup.[8]
In 2016, Centrone represented Italy at the 2017 World Cup qualifiers, scoring a try against Russia. In 2017, Centrone was a member of Italy's 2017 World Cup squad.
In May 2018, Centrone left Wyong to join Toulouse Olympique in the Championship.[9]
References edit
- ^ "Christopher Centrone (#1 Cant'bury-B'town Bulldogs U20s) Rugby League Player Profile - Yahoo!7 Sport". Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- ^ loverugbyleague
- ^ "Chris Centrone". Rugby League Project.
- ^ "Chris Centrone". Archived from the original on 1 November 2013.
- ^ "England 14 Italy 15: We now face the biggest week of our lives, says England captain Kevin Sinfield".
- ^ "Italy name squad for RLWC2013". Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Watts, Ellie-Marie (15 October 2013). "Centrone chosen for Italy". Port Stephens Examiner. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ "VB NSW Cup Previews - Round Fourteen". 12 June 2014.
- ^ "Un autre international rejoint le Toulouse Olympique" (in French). FFRXIII. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
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