Frankie Mariano (born 10 May 1987) is a retired Scotland international rugby league footballer who played as a prop, second-row or loose forward.
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| Born | 10 May 1987 Hull, Humberside, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 17 st 5 lb (110 kg)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Loose forward, Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He played for the Hull Kingston Rovers, the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (Heritage № 1290), the Featherstone Rovers (Heritage № 982) (two spells, including the first on loan), the Castleford Tigers (Heritage № 945) and the Batley Bulldogs (loan) in the Betfred Championship
Background edit
Mariano was born in England and is of Scottish, American and Cape Verdean descent.[4][5]
Playing career edit
Mariano made his first team début for the Hull Kingston Rovers in 2009 in the Challenge Cup round 5 victory over the Sheffield Eagles which the Hull Kingston Rovers won 34–24.
He moved to Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in 2011 and spent three years at the club, before joining the Castleford Tigers in 2014.
On 16 May 2014, Frankie's excellent form to start the season saw him sign a two-year deal to stay with the Tigers.[6][7]
He featured for the Castleford Tigers in the 2014 Challenge Cup Final defeat by the Leeds Rhinos at Wembley Stadium.[8]
He featured in 2016 for the Castleford Tigers in the Super League.[9] He previously played for the Hull Kingston Rovers and the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats.
References edit
- ^ "Castleford Tigers 1st Team Frankie Mariano". Official Castleford Tigers web site. Castleford Tigers Rugby League Football Club Ltd. 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ^ Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
- ^ loverugbyleague
- ^ "Mariano is gunning for glory as Trinity eye play-offs". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk.
- ^ "Mariano eyes possible Scotland future - Love Rugby League". 16 January 2014. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014.
- ^ "MARIANO SIGNS NEW TIGERS DEAL". superleague.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014.
- ^ "Super League: Frankie Mariano extends contract with Castleford Tigers". skysports.com.
- ^ "Leeds lift Challenge Cup after Ryan Hall's double stuns Castleford". Guardian. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ "Leeds likely to finish top of the pile again". The Times. 29 January 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
External links edit
- (archived by web.archive.org) Featherstone Rovers profile
- (archived by web.archive.org) 2017 RLWC profile