Nick Zisti
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| Born | 2 August 1972 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 101 kg (15 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nicolas Zisti (born 2 August 1972) is an Italian Australian former professional rugby league and rugby union footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played club level rugby league (RL) for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, the St. George Dragons, the Hunter Mariners, the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and the Bradford Bulls, usually as a wing, but also as a centre, and representative level rugby union (RU) for Italy, and at club level for Rugby Roma Olimpic, as a wing or centre.[1][2][3]
Background
Nicolas Zisti was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Playing career
Rugby League
Nick Zisti began his professional career playing for the South Sydney Rabbitohs where he made 6 appearances off the bench between 1991 and 1993, scoring no points.[3]
From there he went on to play for the
In 1997, he signed for the short-lived
Following the club's demise, he moved to the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks where he played nine games scoring four tries in the season of 1998.[3] After spending all of his career in Australia he decided to move to England to play in the Super League club the Bradford Bulls.
Rugby Union
In October 1999 he made his international début for the Italy national rugby union team in a World Cup match against England national rugby union team.
In 1999 he signed a 3-years agreement with
In December 2001, because of Rugby Roma's financial problems, he asked to be let free and flew back to Australia.
References
- ^ a b "Statistics at en.espn.co.uk (RU)". en.espn.co.uk. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (RL)". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f "Statistics at stats.rleague.com (RL)". stats.rleague.com. 31 December 2019. Archived from the original on 4 May 1995. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "Friday Flashback 1997 World Club Challenge". www.totalrl.com.