Nick Zisti

Nick Zisti

Personal information
Born	(1972-08-02) 2 August 1972 Sydney, New South Wales), Australia
Playing information
Height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	96 kg (15 st 2 lb)
Rugby league
Position	Wing
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1991–1993	South Sydney	12	0	0	0	0
1994–1996	St. George Dragons	32	15	0	0	60
1997	Hunter Mariners	17	9	20	0	76
1998	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	11	4	0	0	16 [1]
1999	Bradford Bulls	7	0	0	0	0
	Total	79	28	20	0
Rugby union
Position	Wing
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1999–2001	Rugby Roma	28	?	?	?	?
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1999–2000	Italy	4	0	0	0	0

Nicolas Zisti (born 2 August 1972 in Sydney, New South Wales)^[2] is an Italian Australian former rugby league and rugby union player. His position of choice is winger although he can also play as a centre.

Playing career

Rugby League

Nick Zisti began his professional career playing for South Sydney Rabbitohs where he made 6 appearances off the bench between 1991 and 1993, scoring no points.^[1]

From there he went on to play for St. George Dragons where he scored 19 tries in 18 games for the Dragons between 1994-96.^[1] He scored the Dragons only try in their 1996 20-8 Grand Final defeat to Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles.

In 1997, he signed for the short-lived Hunter Mariners (with the club only lasting one season in the premiership). He played 16 games, scoring 9 tries and kicking 20 goals.^[1] He is the Mariners leading scorer in what was their only season. He set numerous records for the club including most tries, goals, points in a match and most points in a season.

Following the club's demise, he moved to Cronulla Sharks where he played 9 games scoring 4 tries in the season of 1998.^[1] After spending all of his career in Australia he decided to move to England to play in the Super League club Bradford Bulls.

Rugby Union

In October 1999 he made his international debut 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 Rugby Roma Olimpic, a rugby union team from Rome, Italy. He won the Italian championship in 2000. He won his last international cap for Italy during the 2000 Six Nations vs. France.

In December 2001, because of Rugby Roma's financial problems, he asked to be let free and flew back to Australia.

References

v t e Italy squad – 1999 Rugby World Cup Forwards Arancio Ma. Bergamasco Caione Castellani Checchinato Cristofoletto de Carli De Rossi Giacheri Giovanelli (c) Lo Cicero Moreno Moretti Moscardi Properzi Pucciariello Saviozzi Travini Backs Ceppolino Domínguez Martin Mazzariol Mazzucato Mazzi Pini Roselli Stoica Troncon Vaccari Zisti Coach Mascioletti

v t e Inaugural Hunter Mariners side v Canterbury Bulldogs, Topper Stadium, 2 March 1997 1. Robbie Ross 2. Keith Beauchamp 3. Nick Zisti 6. Brad Godden 22. Gavin Thompson 21. Scott Hill 7. Noel Goldthorpe (c) 8. Justin Dooley 9. Robbie McCormack 10. Tim Maddison 11. Paul Marquet 12. Tony Iro 13. Neil Piccinelli 14. Troy Stone 15. Willie Poching 18. Richard Swain Coach: Graham Murray

Persondata
Name	Zisti, Nick
Alternative names
Short description	Australian rugby league player
Date of birth	2 August 1972
Place of birth	Sydney, New South Wales)
Date of death
Place of death