Mason Cerruto Explained

Mason Cerruto
Birth Date:	22 January 1996
Birth Place:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height:	190cm (80inches)
Weight:	95kg (209lb)
Teama:	Italy
Yearastart:	2016
Yearaend:	17
Appearancesa:	6
Triesa:	7
Goalsa:	0
Fieldgoalsa:	0
Pointsa:	28
Updated:	24 March 2018
Source:	^[1] ^[2]
New:	yes

Mason Cerruto (born 22 January 1996) is an Italy international rugby league footballer who most recently played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the NSW Cup. Cerruto is a utility back capable of playing at and . He was a member of Italy's squad for the 2017 World Cup.

Early life

Cerruto was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He is of Italian descent

He played his junior rugby league for the Camden Rams.

Playing career

Early years

Cerruto began the 2015 season playing for the Wests Tigers in the NYC^[3] before moving to the Parramatta Eels mid-season.^[4] Cerruto was a regular for the Eels in the NYC in 2016, playing a total of 20 games.^[5] At the end of the season, Cerruto represented Italy in all 3 of their 2017 World Cup qualifying matches, scoring 4 tries against Serbia^[6] and 2 against Russia.^[7]

Cerruto joined the Penrith Panthers in 2017 and spent much of the season playing for their third-tier team, the St Marys Saints, in the Ron Massey Cup, but was called upon to play in the second-tier New South Wales Cup for Penrith on a couple of occasions, including in their grand final win over the Wyong Roos.^{[8] [9]} In October, Cerruto was named in Italy's squad for the 2017 World Cup.^[10] After the World Cup, Cerruto signed a one-year contract with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs with an option in the club's favour for 2019.^[11]

In 2022, Cerruto joined the Camden Rams of the Macarthur Conference as Captain/Coach.^[12]

International caps

Cap	Date	Venue	Opponent	Competition	width=20px	T !	width=20px	G !	width=20px	FG !	Points
	22 October 2016			2017 World Cup qualifying
	29 October 2016
	4 November 2016
	29 October 2017			2017 World Cup
	5 November 2017
	10 November 2017

External links

• Canterbury Bulldogs profile
• 2017 RLWC profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mason Cerruto. penrithpanthers.com.au. 26 October 2017.
2. Web site: Mason Cerruto. Rugby League Project.
3. Web site: 2015 - Wests Tigers. 23 October 2016 . NYC Database.
4. Web site: 2015 - Parramatta Eels. 22 October 2016 . NYC Database.
5. Web site: 2016 - Parramatta Eels. 22 October 2016 . NYC Database.
6. Web site: Serbia 14-62 Italy. Rugby League International Federation. 26 October 2017.
7. Web site: 5 November 2016. Italy take the final RLWC2017 place. Rugby League International Federation. 26 October 2017.
8. Web site: Moses. Stewart. 29 September 2017. Right place, right time for Mason Cerruto. Nepean News & Western News. 26 October 2017.
9. Web site: Buxton. Matt. Selvage. Ryan. 28 September 2017. Luai: Panthers Set For Physical Hunters. NSWRL.com.au. 24 October 2017. Mason Cerruto played a majority of the year in the Ron Massey Cup for St Marys and now finds himself with a premiership....
10. News: 10 October 2017. Rugby League World Cup – Gli azzurri. Federazione Italia Rugby League. 26 October 2017. Italian.
11. Web site: Ryan. Nathan. 22 November 2017. NRL Market Watch: Luke Keary twist in Mitchell Pearce move, Bulldogs sign Italy back. Fox Sports. 22 November 2017.
12. Web site: Home . dailytelegraph.com.au%2Fnewslocal%2Fsport%2Fmacarthur-conference-camden-rams-appoint-mason-cerruto-brad-speechley-cocaptain-coaches%2Fnews-story%2F19d32fb6f133fa25f9da97755b690c5f&usg=AOvVaw0u6MhdZZ4qc-gjaoLN_2Ol&cshid=1651032556940939.