Carlo di Ciacca

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Carlo di Ciacca
Birth nameCarlo di Ciacca
Date of birth (1977-11-01) 1 November 1977 (age 46)
Place of birth Scotland
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight103 kg (16 st 3 lb)
School St Aloysius' College, Glasgow
University Glasgow Caledonian University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- West of Scotland
Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians 		()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2000-01
2001-04		 Glasgow Warriors
Edinburgh Rugby 		2 (0)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- Scotland U21
Scotland A

Carlo di Ciacca (born 1 November 1977 in Scotland) is a Scottish former rugby union player who played for Glasgow Warriors at the Hooker position.

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Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Educated at St Aloysius' College, Glasgow, [1] he played for West of Scotland at amateur level[ citation needed ] and eventually captained the team, before being called in the Glasgow Warriors squad in season 2000-01.

After leaving Edinburgh in 2004, di Ciacca signed for Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians RFC.

Professional career

Di Ciacca said of the Glasgow move: "One moment I was psyching myself up to lead West against Edinburgh Accies in Division Two. The next I was thrown in the deep end against one of the best teams in Europe. My ambition is to become a full-time professional and it has been important to get my foot in the door."

He played twice in the Heineken Cup for Glasgow [2]

He later signed for Edinburgh Rugby for season 2001-02 [3] [4] and played for them till 2004. [5] He made his first competitive start for Edinburgh in January 2002. [6]

International career

He played internationally for Scotland A. [7]

Hospitality career

He studied hospitality at Glasgow Caledonian University. Since 2007 he has been the owner of the Amaretto restaurant in Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "St Aloysius' hold on but only just". The Herald. 21 March 1996. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "Injury to Scott gives di Ciacca first taste of the big time Scott misses out but centre McLaren still hopeful of a European revival". Herald Scotland.
  3. ↑ Paul Ryan (25 July 2001). "Reivers land Di Ciacca". Telegraph.co.uk.
  4. ↑ "BBC SPORT - SCOTLAND - Tough season for Scottish rugby".
  5. 1 2 https://uk.linkedin.com/in/carlo-di-ciacca-7a8bb443%5B%5D
  6. ↑ "Rugby Union: CARLO IN VOW TO MAKE THE MOST OF HIS CHANCE".
  7. ↑ "Di Ciacca reflects on a learning curve".
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