Joey Caputo

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Joey Caputo
Date of birth (2000-04-24) 24 April 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Canberra, Australia
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight95 kg (14 st 13 lb; 209 lb)
School Marist College
Notable relative(s) Marco Caputo (father)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-Half
Current team Petrarca Padova
Youth career
Wasps Academy
– Brumbies Academy
– Marist College
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2021 Gungahlin Eagles ()
2021−2022 Benetton 0 (0)
2022 →Mogliano 4 (0)
2022−2023 Zebre Parma 3 (0)
2023 →Viadana 11 (10)
2023−2024 Petrarca Padova 7 (38)
Correct as of 28 Jan 2023

Joey Caputo (Canberra, 24 April 2000) is an Australian rugby union player. His usual position is as a fly-half and he currently plays for Petrarca Padova in Italian Serie A Elite.

Caputo signed for Zebre Parma in June 2022 ahead of the 2022–23 United Rugby Championship. [1] He made his debut in Round 4 of the 2022–23 season against the Stormers. [2] From January 2023 to the end of the season, he played also, on loan, for Top10 team Viadana. [3] [4] [5] For 2023–24 season, he played with Petrarca Padova. [6] [7]

In the 2021-22 season, he played for Benetton and on loan for Top10 team Mogliano. [8] [9] [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "JOEY CAPUTO E FRANCO SMITH JR AGGIUNGO QUALITÀ ALLA LINEA DEI TREQUARTI DELLE ZEBRE RUGBY". Zebre Rugby (in Italian). 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  2. ↑ "ZEBRE IN PARTITA FINO AL 65': I DHL STORMERS BLINDANO LA GARA NEL FINALE E PASSANO 37-20 A PARMA". Zebre Parma. 8 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "JOEY CAPUTO A DISPOSIZIONE DEL RUGBY VIADANA". Zebre Parma. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "NUOVO ARRIVO IN CASA RUGBY VIADANA 1970: BENVENUTO JOEY CAPUTO!". Rugby Viadana. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "IL RUGBY VIADANA 1970 SALUTA 10 GIOCATORI". Rugby Viadana. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "Benvenuto joey caputo". Petrarca Padova. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  7. ↑ "COMUNICATO STAMPA". 12 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "Dodici i permit players selezionati per la prossima stagione sportiva". Benetton Rugby (in Italian). 28 June 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "DUE NUOVI PERMIT IN BIANCOBLU' PER IL FINALE DI STAGIONE". Mogliano Rugby.
  10. ↑ "IL BENETTON RUGBY SALUTA 10 LEONI". Benetton Rugby (in Italian). 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.


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