Richard Villasanti

**Richard Villasanti**
Personal information
Full name	Richard Villasanti
Date of birth	May 20, 1980
Place of birth	Canberra, Australia
Height	6'1" (1.87m)
Weight	17st 6lbs (111Kg)
Nickname	Villa, Villa the Gorilla
Position	Prop
Club information
Current club	Harlequins RL
Number	11
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (points)
1999-00 2000-01 2001-06 2006-07 2007-	Balmain Tigers Wests Tigers NZ Warriors Cronulla Sharks Harlequins RL	8 (8) 0 (0)
Representative teams
2000 2003	Tonga Australia	1 (0)
* Professional club appearances and points counted for domestic first grade only.

Richard Villasanti (born May 20, 1980 in Canberra) is an Australian rugby league who played for the Cronulla Sharks in the National Rugby League competition and also for Australia. He currently plays for Harlequins RL. He has previously played for the Wests Tigers, the Balmain Tigers and the New Zealand Warriors. His position of choice is at Prop forward.

In February 2007 he secured his release from the Cronulla club, signing is two year deal with Harlequins RL.

[edit] 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