Rocky Trimarchi
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| Full name | Rocky Trimarchi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 January 1986 Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 98 kg (15 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Lock, Second-row, Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rocky Trimarchi is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who last played for the Western Suburbs Magpies in the Ron Massey Cup.[1] He had previously played in the NRL for the Wests Tigers and in the Super League for Crusaders. His position of choice was as a lock and he could also play in the second-row.
Playing career
[edit]Trimarchi made his NRL début on 16 April 2006, scoring a try in his ninth minute on the field against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.[2] He played for 4 seasons with the Tigers, before being released at the end of the 2009 season.
Shortly before the start of the 2010 season, Trimarchi signed with Crusaders of the Super League. He played one season with the club, appearing in 26 games before returning to Australia.
He is of Italian descent.[3] In 2011, he was announced as a member of the Italian side that competed in the 2013 World Cup qualifying.[4]
Also in 2011, Trimarchi joined Group 6 country rugby league side the Narellan Jets.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Minichiello to lead Italy in 2011 RLWC European Qualifiers Archived 8 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine rleague.com, 6 April 2011
- ^ Steve Jancetic (16 April 2006). "Rocky new hero out west" (fee required). AAP Sports News (Australia). Retrieved 25 January 2009.[dead link]
- ^ Damir Govorcin (30 July 2006). "Curtain-raiser proposal for rugby league minnows". The Catholic Weekly (Australia). Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
- ^ Minichiello to lead Italy in 2011 RLWC European Qualifiers Archived 8 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine rleague.com, 6 April 2011
- ^ "Wests Magpies To Wests Tigers: Rocky Trimarchi". westsmagpies.com.au.
External links
[edit]- 1986 births
- Australian people of Italian descent
- Sportspeople of Italian descent
- Australian rugby league players
- Italy national rugby league team players
- Wests Tigers players
- Crusaders Rugby League players
- Western Suburbs Magpies NSW Cup players
- Rugby league props
- Rugby league locks
- Rugby league centres
- Rugby league second-rows
- Living people
- Rugby league players from Sydney