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Full name | Christopher Centrone | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1991-07-24) 24 July 1991 (age 33) 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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Source: As of 10 January 2024 |
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 Championship.
Background
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
In 2010 and 2011, Centrone played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs' NYC team.
In 2012, Centrone joined the North Sydney Bears in the New South Wales Cup. 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. 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.
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.
References
- "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.
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: 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.
External links
Italy squad – 2013 Rugby League World Cup | |
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Italy squad – 2017 Rugby League World Cup | |
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- 1991 births
- Living people
- Australian people of Italian descent
- Sportspeople of Italian descent
- Australian rugby league players
- Italy national rugby league team players
- North Sydney Bears NSW Cup players
- Northern Suburbs Blues players
- New South Wales Residents rugby league team players
- Rugby league centres
- Rugby league players from Newcastle, New South Wales
- Rugby league wingers
- Wyong Roos players