Jack Colovatti
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| Full name | Jack Colovatti | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 February 2001 Mortlake, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop, Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 28 October 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Jack Colovatti (born 26 February 2001) is an Italy international rugby league footballer who plays as a prop or second-row forward for the Parramatta Eels in the NSW Cup.
Background
[edit]Colovatti is of Italian descent.[3] His family came from Trieste.[4]
He played for the Batemans Bay Tigers as a junior and for the Canberra Raiders in the S. G. Ball Cup.[5][6][7][8][9]
In addition to playing rugby league, Colovatti works with the Giant Steps charity helping autistic children at a school in Gladesville, New South Wales.[4]
Playing career
[edit]Club career
[edit]Colovatti played for the Parramatta Eels in the Jersey Flegg Cup in 2021 and 2022.[10][11]
He played in two games for Parramatta in the 2022 Knock On Effect NSW Cup.[12][13] He has been called out as a "promising talent".[14][15]
International career
[edit]In 2022, Colovatti was named in the Italy squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.[16][17][18][19] He is one of around 40 players at the age of 21 or under at the World Cup.[20]
Colovatti was part of the Italian team in a pre-tournament friendly against Lebanon in September 2022.[4] He made his test debut against Scotland, playing 34 minutes off the bench in the Group B match at Kingston Park in Newcastle.[21][22][23][24] He earned his second full cap against Fiji the following week.[25][26]
References
[edit]- ^ "Player Summary: Jack Colovatti". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ "Jack Colovatti". Rugby League Project.
- ^ "Jack Colovatti – Italy Azzurri – NRL Player Profile". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ a b c Willacy, Gavin (21 October 2022). "The Italy players who are care workers when not at Rugby League World Cup". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ^ "Jack Colovatti". OurFootyTeam. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ Erickson, Joel (3 October 2022). "Former Batemans Bay Tiger Jack Colovatti in Italy's World Cup squad". Bay Post-Moruya Examiner. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ "2019 Junior Reps Presentation Night". Canberra Raiders. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ Erickson, Joel; McMaster, jacob (5 April 2021). "Rugby league player movements in Group 16 for 2019 – Batemans Bay Tigers". Bega District News. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ Erickson, Joel (7 August 2018). "Batemans Bay wins battle of the Tigers, books a date with the Roosters | PHOTOS". Narooma News. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ "Jack Colovatti". 18TH MAN. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ "Eels announce 2021 Jersey Flegg squad". Parramatta Eels. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ "Jack Colovatti". League Unlimited. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ "Knights 8-26 Eels". National Rugby League. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ Clarke, George (14 October 2022). "How the Rugby League Cup will play out". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ "CUP BOLTERS: The 63 NSWRL talents to light up the Rugby League World Cup". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney.
- ^ "Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021". loverugbyleague.com. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Congratulations to three Eels captains at World Cup". Parramatta Eels. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ "Scotland facing the 'unknown' in opener". Sky Sports. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ Atkinson, Nathan (2 October 2022). "Italy call up Keighley Cougars star for Rugby League World Cup". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ Tomlinson, Daniel (11 October 2022). "Strongest Italy line-up as Azzurri face tough challenge in Group B". Yorkshire Live. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ "Scotland 4-28 Italy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ "Scotland 4-28 Italy". European Rugby League. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ "Scotland 4-28 Italy". National Rugby League. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ Mascord, Steve (16 October 2022). "A Maizen Response To Fumble Gets Italy Home Against Scotland". Rugby League Hub. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP : ROUND 2
- ^ Rugby League World Cup: Jack Colovatti HONEST reflection on Italy's 60-4 defeat against Fiji
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