Gioele Celerino

Gioele Celerino (born 4 October 1993) is an Italy international rugby league footballer currently playing for Palau Broncos in the Elite One Championship. Primarily playing as a second-row, he was a member of Italy's 2013 and 2017 World Cup squads.

Gioele Celerino
Personal information
Born (1993-10-04) 4 October 1993
Asti, Piedmont, Italy
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– Palau Broncos 3 1 0 0 4
Total 19 3 0 0 12
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013–17 Italy 16 9 1 0 38
As of 18 July 2019
Source: [1][2]

Playing career

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
#DateOpponentsCompetitionTryPts
129 Jun 2013 Russia2012–13 European Shield
1
4
227 Jul 2013 Germany
1
4
314 Sep 2013 Serbia
1
4
45 Jul 2014 Ukraine2014–15 European Championship B
0
0
520 Sep 2014 Serbia
1
4
620 Jun 2015 Serbia
0
0
718 Jul 2015 Ukraine
1
4
812 Sep 2015 Russia
0
0
912 Jun 2016 Lebanon2016 Mediterranean Cup
0
0
103 Sep 2016 Ireland
0
0
1122 Oct 2016 Serbia2017 World Cup qualifying
0
0
1229 Oct 2016 Wales
0
0
134 Nov 2016 Russia
1
4
143 Jun 2017 Lebanon2017 Mediterranean Cup
0
0
1510 Jun 2017 Spain
3
14
168 Oct 2017 Malta
0
0

References
  1. "Gioele Celerino". Love Rugby League.
  2. Rugby League Project
  3. "Italy name squad for RLWC2013". RLWC2013.com. 24 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. 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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