Joseph Tramontana

Joseph Tramontana
Personal information
Born (1997-02-15) 15 February 1997
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height 169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 79 kg (12 st 6 lb)
Playing information
Position Hooker

Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016–17 Italy 4 2 0 0 8
As of 22 February 2018
Source: [1]

Joseph "Joey" Tramontana (born 15 February 1997) is an Italian international rugby league footballer who plays for the Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles for the Intrust Super Premiership and represented Italy at the 2017 World Cup. He primarily plays as a hooker.

Early years

Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Tramontana is of Italian descent. He played his junior rugby league for the Marconi Mustangs and attended Patrician Brothers College. He played for Patrician Brothers in the 2014 GIO Schoolboy Cup, winning the Peter Sterling Medal as player of the tournament.[2]

Playing career

Early career

Tramontana played in the Parramatta Eels' Harold Matthews Cup team, and represented NSW at under-16 level in 2013.[3] From 2016 to 2017, Tramontana played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the National Youth Competition, captaining the team in 2017.[4]

In 2016, Tramontana represented Italy in their World Cup qualifying campaign. The following year, he played in their 2017 World Cup squad.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Joey Tramontana". Rugby League Project.
  2. ↑ Pearce, Elisha (19 September 2014). "Patrician Brothers fall to Endeavour in grand final". Hawkesbury Gazette. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Skipper savours the joy of crushing Queensland". Fairfield City Champion. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  4. ↑ http://www.nrl.com/holden-cup-round-2-previews/tabid/10874/newsid/104390/default.aspx
  5. ↑ "Full squads for every team at the 2017 Rugby League World Cup". News.com.au. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
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