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Gioele Celerino

Gioele Celerino
Personal information
Born (1993-10-04) 4 October 1993 (age 31)
Asti, Piedmont, Italy
Height6 ft 2 in (1.87 m)
Weight15 st 10 lb (100 kg)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013 North West Roosters 3 1 0 0 4
2016 Newcastle Thunder 3 1 0 0 4
2019 West Wales Raiders 10 0 0 0 0
2019–21 Palau Broncos 24 2 0 0 8
2021– Saint-Gaudens Bears 16 0 0 0 0
Total 56 4 0 0 16
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013– Italy 20 9 1 0 38
Source: [1][2]
As of 04 November 2022

Gioele Celerino (born 4 October 1993) is an Italian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Saint-Gaudens Bears in the Elite One Championship and Italy at international level.

Primarily playing as a second-row, he was a member of Italy's 2013 and 2017 World Cup squads.

Playing career

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At the time of the 2013 World Cup, Celerino was playing for the North West Roosters. He was the only Italian-born player selected in the World Cup squad, and one of only two players selected from the Italian domestic competition (alongside Fabrizio Ciaurro).[3] Celerino did not feature in a World Cup match, but did play in Italy's non-Test friendly against England prior to the start of the tournament.[4][5]

On 25 January 2016, it was announced that Celerino had signed with the semi-professional Newcastle Thunder in England's third-tier League 1 competition.[6]

In July 2017, Celerino moved to Australia to play with the Tully Tigers in the amateur Cairns District Rugby League.[7] In October 2017, Celerino was named in Italy's squad for the 2017 World Cup.[8] In 2018, Celerino joined his Italian teammate Terry Campese at the Queanbeyan Blues.[9][10]

International statistics
# Date Opponents Competition Try Pts
1 29 Jun 2013  Russia 2012–13 European Shield
1
4
2 27 Jul 2013  Germany
1
4
3 14 Sep 2013  Serbia
1
4
4 5 Jul 2014  Ukraine 2014–15 European Championship B
0
0
5 20 Sep 2014  Serbia
1
4
6 20 Jun 2015  Serbia
0
0
7 18 Jul 2015  Ukraine
1
4
8 12 Sep 2015  Russia
0
0
9 12 Jun 2016  Lebanon 2016 Mediterranean Cup
0
0
10 3 Sep 2016  Ireland
0
0
11 22 Oct 2016  Serbia 2017 World Cup qualifying
0
0
12 29 Oct 2016  Wales
0
0
13 4 Nov 2016  Russia
1
4
14 3 Jun 2017  Lebanon 2017 Mediterranean Cup
0
0
15 10 Jun 2017  Spain
3
14
16 8 Oct 2017  Malta
0
0

References

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  1. ^ "Gioele Celerino". Love Rugby League.
  2. ^ Rugby League Project
  3. ^ "Italy name squad for RLWC2013". RLWC2013.com. 24 September 2013. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013.
  4. ^ "Rugby League World Cup: England stunned by Italy". BBC. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  5. ^ Howes, Ash (20 October 2013). "England 14 Italy 15: we now face the biggest week of our lives, says England captain Kevin Sinfield". The Telegraph.
  6. ^ "Celerino joins Thunder". thunderrugby.com. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  7. ^ Portoghese, Matteo (15 July 2017). "Rugby League – A Tully (Queensland, Australia) Celerino, Boscolo e Pezzano, talenti Made in Italy" (in Italian). Mondo Sportivo. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Rugby League World Cup – Gli azzurri" (in Italian). Federazione Italia Rugby League. 10 October 2017. Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Gains and Losses: Queanbeyan Blues". CRRL.com.au. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  10. ^ Willacy, Gavin (14 February 2018). "Wigan and Hull's trip to Australia shows Super League suits the road". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
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