Justin Castellaro
Australian rugby league footballer (born 1990)
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Justin Castellaro (born 7 September 1990) is an Australian rugby league footballer who represented Italy at the 2017 World Cup. He played for the Northern Pride in the Intrust Super Cup. He primarily played on the wing or centre.
Background
Castellaro was born in Ingham, Queensland, Australia.[2] He is of Italian descent.
Castellaro played his junior rugby league for the Herbert River Crushers.[2]
Playing career
In 2012, Castellaro joined the Northern Pride from the Herbert River Crushers. In 2014, he scored a hat-trick in the opening match of the season, but suffered an ACL injury in July that caused him to miss the rest of the year.[3] He was named vice-captain of their Intrust Super Cup side in 2017.[citation needed] Castellaro retired after the 2018 season.[4]
International
In 2016, he represented Italy in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup qualifiers. He played three games, scoring three tries, which included two against Russia in the European play-off game.[5][6][7]
In 2017, he was named in Italy's 2017 Rugby League World Cup squad.[8] Castellaro scored Italy's first try in their 36-12 loss to Ireland[9] and played in their 46-0 win against the United States.[10]