| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Villasanti | |
| Date of birth | 20 May 1980 | |
| Place of birth | Canberra, Australia | |
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |
| Weight | 111 kg (17 st 6 lb) | |
| Nickname(s) | Villa | |
| Club information | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | |
| Current club | Forestville Ferrets[1] | |
| Number | 11 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Years | Club | |
| Canberra | ||
| Other clubs | ||
| Years | Club | |
| 2008– | Forestville Ferrets | |
| Senior clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| 1999–2000 2000–2001 2001–2006 2006–2007 2007 |
Balmain Tigers Wests Tigers NZ Warriors Cronulla Sharks Harlequins RL |
6 (4) 7 (4) 96 (84) 8 (8) 0 (0) |
| Representative teams | ||
| 2000 2003 |
Tonga Australia |
1 (0) |
|
* Professional club appearances and points |
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Richard Villasanti (born 20 May 1980 in Canberra) is an Australian former professional rugby league player. Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Canberra ( is the capital city of Australia With a population of over 340000 it is Australia's largest inland City. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games Villasanti previously played for the Cronulla Sharks, Wests Tigers, the Balmain Tigers and the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League competition and also for Australia. The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are an Australian professional Rugby league team based in Cronulla New South Wales in the Sutherland Shire, south of Sydney The Wests Tigers are a professional Rugby league football club in the National Rugby League (NRL the premier Rugby league competition in Australasia The Balmain Tigers (also known as the Sydney Tigers from 1995-96 were one of the founding rugby league football clubs of the New South Wales Rugby League premiership The New Zealand Warriors (formerly the Auckland Warriors) are a professional Rugby league team based in Auckland, New Zealand For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. His usual position was at prop forward. A typical Rugby league team consists of thirteen players on the field plus four substitutes on the bench
Villasanti was contracted to Harlequins RL but retired in 2007 due to a persistent knee problem. See Harlequin FC for the sister rugby union club Harlequins Rugby League is a Rugby league club representing the greater London [2]
In February 2007, he secured his release from the Cronulla club, signing a two year deal with Harlequins RL but never played a first-grade game for the London based club. The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are an Australian professional Rugby league team based in Cronulla New South Wales in the Sutherland Shire, south of Sydney See Harlequin FC for the sister rugby union club Harlequins Rugby League is a Rugby league club representing the greater London [3]
Villasanti was signed by the Londoners in as a replacement for Solomon Haumono after having surgery on his knee in Australia. Solomon Haumono (born 13 October, 1975 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a professional boxer and former Rugby league player He passed a medical on his arrival in London and was expected to be available after four to six weeks but the knee failed to respond to rehabilitation. [4]
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Career highlights
- Junior Club: Canberra
- First Grade Debut: Round 7, Balmain v Manly at Leichhardt Oval, April 18, 1999
- First Grade Record: 108 appearances scoring 23 tries
Representative games
- International: One game for Australia in 2003
References
- ^ Kangaroo now humble Ferret. The Manly Daily (2008-04-04). 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Retrieved on 2008-04-04. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I.
- ^ It is with tremendous disappointment that we have to announce that Richard Villasanti has had to retire. Quins. co. uk (2007-06-19). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Retrieved on 2007-06-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros.
- ^ Prop Villasanti forced to retire. BBC (2007-06-19). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Retrieved on 2007-06-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros.
- ^ Villasanti Calls It Quits. Sporting Life (2007-06-19). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Retrieved on 2007-06-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros.
External links
- New home for Villa
- Quins sign Cronulla's Villasanti
- Richard Villasanti Stats
- Villasanti denies Kangaroos tour theft
- Australia in profile
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