Mason Cerruto

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Mason Cerruto
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Personal information
Born (1996-01-22) 22 January 1996 (age 25)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight95 kg (14 st 13 lb)
Playing information
PositionFullback, Centre, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018– Canterbury Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016–17 Italy 6 7 0 0 28
As of 24 March 2018
Source: [1][2]

Mason Cerruto (born 22 January 1996) is an Italy international rugby league footballer who is contracted to the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the National Rugby League. 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.

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]

International caps[]

Cap Date Venue Opponent Competition T G FG Points
1
 22 October 2016 Makiš Stadium, Belgrade  Serbia 2017 World Cup qualifying
4
0
0
16
2
 29 October 2016 Stadio Brianteo, Monza  Wales
0
0
0
0
3
 4 November 2016 Leigh Sports Village, Leigh  Russia
2
0
0
8
4
 29 October 2017 Barlow Park, Cairns  Ireland 2017 World Cup
0
0
0
0
5
 5 November 2017 Willows Sports Complex, Townsville  United States
1
0
0
4
6
 10 November 2017 Canberra Stadium, Canberra  Fiji
0
0
0
0

References[]

  1. ^ "Mason Cerruto". penrithpanthers.com.au. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Mason Cerruto". Rugby League Project.
  3. ^ "2015 - Wests Tigers". NYC Database.
  4. ^ "2015 - Parramatta Eels". NYC Database.
  5. ^ "2016 - Parramatta Eels". NYC Database.
  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.

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