Keiron Assiratti

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Keiron Assiratti
Keiron Assiratti (Wales vs South Africa 2024).jpg
Keiron Assiratti at Wales vs South Africa game (2024 end-of-year rugby union internationals)
Born (1997-06-30) 30 June 1997 (age 28)
Wattstown, Wales
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight119 kg (262 lb; 18 st 10 lb)
School Porth Community School
Rugby union career
Position Prop
Current team Cardiff
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016– Cardiff 98 (10)
2020Bristol Bears (loan) 2 (0)
Correct as of 10 March 2024
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016–2017 Wales U20 11 (5)
2023– Wales 15 (0)
Correct as of 10 March 2024

Keiron Assiratti (born 30 June 1997) is a Welsh professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for United Rugby Championship club Cardiff and the Wales national team.

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Club career

Assiratti made his debut for Cardiff in 2017 having previously played for the Cardiff academy.

In August 2020 it was confirmed Assiratti had joined Premiership Rugby side Bristol Bears on a short-term loan for the remainder of the 2019–20 season. [1]

International career

On 1 May 2023, Warren Gatland selected him in Wales' 54 player training squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup. [2]

Assiratti made his debut on 5 August 2023, starting for Wales in the first test of their 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches, in a win against England. [3]

The 2024 Six Nations saw Assiratti selected by Warren Gatland. [4] [5] He started against England [6] , Ireland [7] , and France. [8]

Assiratti was named in the squad for the 2025 end-of-year rugby union internationals. [9] He started the matches against Argentina, South Africa, and New Zealand. [10] He was named a substitute against Japan, and came on in the second-half. [11]

References

  1. "Trio arrive as injury cover on short-term deals". Bristol Bears. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  2. "Wales training squad for Rugby World Cup 2023 - Welsh Rugby Union". Welsh Rugby Union | Wales & Regions. 1 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  3. "World Cup audition time for Wales new boys". BBC Sport. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  4. "Six Nations 2024: New-look Wales squad look to emerge from shadow of Louis Rees-Zammit exit". BBC Sport. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  5. "Six Nations 2024: Dafydd Jenkins to lead Wales as Louis Rees-Zammit heads to NFL". BBC Sport. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  6. "Six Nations 2024: England 16-14 Wales - hosts fight back to edge to victory". BBC Sport. 10 February 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  7. "Six Nations 2024: Ireland 31-7 Wales - Holders make it three bonus-point wins from three". BBC Sport. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  8. "Six Nations 2024: Wales 24-45 France - visitors power to bonus-point win in Cardiff". BBC Sport. 10 March 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  9. undefined, undefined. "Wales name squad for 2025 Quilter Nations Series | Autumn Internationals Rugby - Quilter Nations Series". www.sixnationsrugby.com. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  10. "Wales Autumn Internationals 2025 Rugby Fixtures". Autumn Internationals. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  11. "Wales v Japan - Rugby Union". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 December 2025.