Mason Cerruto

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Mason Cerruto
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Personal information
Born (1996-01-22) 22 January 1996 (age 26)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight95 kg (14 st 13 lb)
Playing information
Position Fullback, Centre, Wing
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2016–17 Italy 670028
Source: [1] [2]
As of 24 March 2018

Mason Cerruto (born 22 January 1996) is an Italy international rugby league footballer who most recently played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the NSW Cup. Cerruto is a utility back capable of playing at fullback , centre and wing. He was a member of Italy's squad for the 2017 World Cup.

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Early life

Cerruto was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He is of Italian descent

He played his junior rugby league for the Camden Rams.

Playing career

Early years

Cerruto began the 2015 season playing for the Wests Tigers in the NYC [3] before moving to the Parramatta Eels mid-season. [4] Cerruto was a regular for the Eels in the NYC in 2016, playing a total of 20 games. [5] At the end of the season, Cerruto represented Italy in all 3 of their 2017 World Cup qualifying matches, scoring 4 tries against Serbia [6] and 2 against Russia. [7]

Cerruto joined the Penrith Panthers in 2017 and spent much of the season playing for their third-tier team, the St Marys Saints, in the Ron Massey Cup, but was called upon to play in the second-tier New South Wales Cup for Penrith on a couple of occasions, including in their grand final win over the Wyong Roos. [8] [9] In October, Cerruto was named in Italy's squad for the 2017 World Cup. [10] After the World Cup, Cerruto signed a one year contract with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs with an option in the club's favour for 2019. [11]

In 2022, Cerruto joined the Camden Rams of the Macarthur Conference as Captain/Coach. [12]

International caps

CapDateVenueOpponentCompetitionTGFGPoints
1
22 October 2016 Makiš Stadium, Belgrade Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 2017 World Cup qualifying
4
0
0
16
2
29 October 2016 Stadio Brianteo, Monza Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
0
0
0
0
3
4 November 2016 Leigh Sports Village, Leigh Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
2
0
0
8
4
29 October 2017 Barlow Park, Cairns Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 2017 World Cup
0
0
0
0
5
5 November 2017 Willows Sports Complex, Townsville Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1
0
0
4
6
10 November 2017 Canberra Stadium, Canberra Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
0
0
0
0

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References

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  2. ↑ "Mason Cerruto". Rugby League Project.
  3. ↑ "2015 - Wests Tigers". NYC Database. 23 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "2015 - Parramatta Eels". NYC Database. 22 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "2016 - Parramatta Eels". NYC Database. 22 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Serbia 14-62 Italy". Rugby League International Federation. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "Italy take the final RLWC2017 place". Rugby League International Federation. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  8. ↑ Moses, Stewart (29 September 2017). "Right place, right time for Mason Cerruto". Nepean News & Western News. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  9. ↑ Buxton, Matt; Selvage, Ryan (28 September 2017). "Luai: Panthers Set For Physical Hunters". NSWRL.com.au. Retrieved 24 October 2017. Mason Cerruto played a majority of the year in the Ron Massey Cup for St Marys and now finds himself with a premiership...
  10. ↑ "Rugby League World Cup – Gli azzurri" (in Italian). Federazione Italia Rugby League. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  11. ↑ Ryan, Nathan (22 November 2017). "NRL Market Watch: Luke Keary twist in Mitchell Pearce move, Bulldogs sign Italy back". Fox Sports. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  12. ↑ "Home". dailytelegraph.com.au%2Fnewslocal%2Fsport%2Fmacarthur-conference-camden-rams-appoint-mason-cerruto-brad-speechley-cocaptain-coaches%2Fnews-story%2F19d32fb6f133fa25f9da97755b690c5f&usg=AOvVaw0u6MhdZZ4qc-gjaoLN_2Ol&cshid=1651032556940939.{{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
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