Ryan Ghietti

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Ryan Ghietti
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Personal information
Born (1989-07-22) 22 July 1989 (age 32)
Innisfail, Queensland, Australia
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight89 kg (14 st 0 lb)
Playing information
Position Halfback, Five-eighth, Hooker
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2011–16 Italy 1230113
As of 8 October 2017
Source: [1]

Ryan Ghietti (born 22 July 1989) is an Italy international rugby league footballer who plays in the halves or as a hooker for the Northern Pride in the Queensland Cup. Ghietti has represented the Italian national team, most notably as a member of their 2013 and 2017 World Cup squads.

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Early life

Ghietti was born in Innisfail, Queensland, Australia.

He played his junior rugby league for the Innisfail Brothers. [2] He is of Italian descent.

Playing career

Ghietti has represented Italy in the 2013 World Cup qualifying tournament in 2011, the 2013 World Cup, and the 2017 World Cup qualifying tournament in 2016. He was named captain of the Northern Pride for the 2016 season. [3]

Personal life

Ghietti's father Les died in March 2015 from cancer. [4]

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References

  1. "Ryan Ghietti". Rugby League Project.
  2. "Ryan Ghietti". QRL.com.au. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  3. "Ghietti named Northern Pride captain for 2016". northernpride.com.au. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  4. O'Neill, Rhys (18 March 2015). "Northern Pride utility Rhyan Ghietti to salute his late father by playing in clash with Townsville". Cairns Post. Retrieved 8 October 2017.