Frankie Mariano

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Frankie Mariano
Frankie Mariano Featherstone.jpg
Personal information
Born (1987-05-10) 10 May 1987 (age 36)
Hull, Humberside, England
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight17 st 5 lb (110 kg) [1]
Playing information
Position Second-row, Loose forward, Prop
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2009–10 Hull Kingston Rovers 40000
2011–13 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 56210084
2013(loan)→ Featherstone Rovers 550020
2014–16 Castleford Tigers 4090036
2016(loan)→ Batley Bulldogs 40000
2017–18 Featherstone Rovers 2880034
2018–19 Doncaster 1550020
2020–21 Sheffield Eagles 100000
Total1624800194
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2016–21 Scotland 81004
Source: [2] [3]
As of 19 September 2021

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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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

Mariano was born in England and is of Scottish, American and Cape Verdean descent. [4] [5]

Playing career

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.

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References

  1. ↑ "Castleford Tigers 1st Team Frankie Mariano". Official Castleford Tigers web site. Castleford Tigers Rugby League Football Club Ltd. 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  2. ↑ Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
  3. ↑ loverugbyleague
  4. ↑ "Mariano is gunning for glory as Trinity eye play-offs". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk.
  5. ↑ "Mariano eyes possible Scotland future - Love Rugby League". 16 January 2014. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014.
  6. ↑ "MARIANO SIGNS NEW TIGERS DEAL". superleague.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014.
  7. ↑ "Super League: Frankie Mariano extends contract with Castleford Tigers". skysports.com.
  8. ↑ "Leeds lift Challenge Cup after Ryan Hall's double stuns Castleford". Guardian. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  9. ↑ "Leeds likely to finish top of the pile again". The Times . 29 January 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2010.


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