Anton Iaria

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Anton Iaria
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Personal information
Full nameAnton Iaria
Born (1996-01-24) 24 January 1996 (age 28)
Australia,
Height6 ft 0 in (1.84 m)
Weight15 st 13 lb (101 kg)
Playing information
Position Prop, Loose forward
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2022–23 Barrow Raiders 49100040
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2017– Italy 71004
Source: [1]
As of 5 December 2023

Anton Iaria (born 24 January 1996) is an Italy international rugby league footballer who last played as a prop for the Barrow Raiders in the Betfred Championship.

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Background

Iaria was born in Australia. He is of Italian descent and qualified to represent Italy through his paternal grandparents. [2] [3]

Playing career

Club career

Iaria represented Easts Tigers in the Queensland Cup before leaving to joining St Marys Saints after the 2018 season. [4] [5] In 2021, Iaria played for Penrith Panthers in the New South Wales Cup until the season was suspended due to the pandemic. [6] In November 2021, Iaria joined Barrow Raiders on a one-year deal. [6] In June 2023, he made his 50th appearance for the club in a match against Halifax Panthers. This was also his final appearance before departing from Barrow to return to Australia. [7] In January 2024, Iaria was named in the Blacktown Workers squad for the NSW Cup. [8]

International career

In October 2017, Iaria made his début for Italy in a 24–24 draw against Malta. [9] In October 2019, Iaria scored his first international try in Italy's 23–20 loss to Malta. [10] Iaria was named in the squad for World Cup qualifiers in 2019 in which Italy played Spain and Ireland. [11] In 2022, Iaria was named in the Italy squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup [12] and played in the matches against Scotland, Fiji and Australia. [13] In October 2023, Iaria played in Italy's wins over Malta and South Africa. [14] [15]

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