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Full name | Luca Moretti | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 19 April 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Lock, Second-row, Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 6 September 2024 |
Luca Moretti (born 19 April 2000) is an Italian international rugby league player who plays as a prop or second-row forward for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League and NSW Cup.
Moretti is of Italian descent and attended school at Waverley College. [2] He played his junior rugby league with Clovelly Crocodiles. [3]
In round 13 of the 2023 NRL season, Moretti made his first grade debut for Parramatta in their 24–16 victory over North Queensland. [4] On 29 August 2023 Moretti was voted Parramatta's NSW Cup player of the season at the Ken Thornett Medal presentation night. [5] Moretti played 12 games for Parramatta in the 2024 NRL season as the club finished 15th on the table. [6]
In 2022 Moretti was named in the Italy squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. [7] Moretti made his Italy debut in the opening round of the 2021 Rugby League World Cup against Scotland which Italy won 28-4. [8]
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