Luca Moretti

Luca Moretti (born 19 April 2000) is an Italian international rugby league player who plays as a prop or second-row forward for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League and NSW Cup.

Luca Moretti

Personal information
Full name	Luca Moretti
Born	(2000-04-19) 19 April 2000 (age 24)
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	100 kg (15 st 10 lb)
Playing information
Position	Lock, Second-row, Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2023– Parramatta Eels 21 2 0 0 8 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2022 Italy 3 0 0 0 0
Source: [1] As of 6 September 2024

Background

Moretti is of Italian descent and attended school at Waverley College.^[2] He played his junior rugby league with Clovelly Crocodiles.^[3]

Playing career

Club career

In round 13 of the 2023 NRL season, Moretti made his first grade debut for Parramatta in their 24–16 victory over North Queensland.^[4] On 29 August 2023 Moretti was voted Parramatta's NSW Cup player of the season at the Ken Thornett Medal presentation night.^[5] Moretti played 12 games for Parramatta in the 2024 NRL season as the club finished 15th on the table.^[6]

International career

In 2022 Moretti was named in the Italy squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.^[7] Moretti made his Italy debut in the opening round of the 2021 Rugby League World Cup against Scotland which Italy won 28-4.^[8]

References

1. Rugby League Project
2. Zero Tackle profile
3. NRL - Rare dual-code history for Roosters schoolboy star
4. "Brown's stunner as Eels unearth hidden gem; star leads Cowboys transformation: Big hits". www.foxsports.com.au.
5. "Every award winner at the 2023 Ken Thornett Medal". www.parraeels.com.au.
6. "The Mole's end of season review: What went wrong at the Parramatta Eels?". www.nine.com.au.
7. Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021
8. "Relive Scotland's World Cup loss to Italy". www.bbc.co.uk.

External links

• Parramatta Eels profile
• Italy profile