Justin Castellaro

Australian rugby league footballer (born 1990)

Justin Castellaro
Personal information
Born (1990-09-07) 7 September 1990 (age 33)
Ingham, Queensland, Australia
Playing information
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
PositionWing, Centre
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016–17 Italy 5 4 0 0 16
Source: [1][2]

Justin Castellaro (born 7 September 1990) is an Australian rugby league footballer who represented Italy at the 2017 World Cup. He played for the Northern Pride in the Intrust Super Cup. He primarily played on the wing or centre.

Background

Castellaro was born in Ingham, Queensland, Australia.[2] He is of Italian descent.

Castellaro played his junior rugby league for the Herbert River Crushers.[2]

Playing career

In 2012, Castellaro joined the Northern Pride from the Herbert River Crushers. In 2014, he scored a hat-trick in the opening match of the season, but suffered an ACL injury in July that caused him to miss the rest of the year.[3] He was named vice-captain of their Intrust Super Cup side in 2017.[citation needed] Castellaro retired after the 2018 season.[4]

International

In 2016, he represented Italy in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup qualifiers. He played three games, scoring three tries, which included two against Russia in the European play-off game.[5][6][7]

In 2017, he was named in Italy's 2017 Rugby League World Cup squad.[8] Castellaro scored Italy's first try in their 36-12 loss to Ireland[9] and played in their 46-0 win against the United States.[10]

References

  1. ^ Rugby League Project
  2. ^ a b c "Justin Castellaro". Queensland Rugby League. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Northern Pride flyer Justin Castellaro on the mend after season from hell". Cairns Post. 19 January 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Gains and Losses for 2019: Northern Pride". Queensland Rugby League. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  5. ^ "RLEF." www.rlef.eu.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  6. ^ "RLEF." www.rlef.eu.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  7. ^ "RLEF." www.rlef.eu.com. Archived from the original on 26 June 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Civic Reception with Italian World Cup Rugby League Team". Hinchbrook Shire Council. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Rugby League World Cup 2017: Ireland 36-12 Italy". 29 October 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Italy 46 0 United States". European Rugby League. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
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Italy squad – 2017 Rugby League World Cup