Josh Mantellato

Josh Mantellato
Mantellato playing for the Knights in 2013.
Personal information
Nickname Mantree[1]
Born (1987-04-21) 21 April 1987
Gosford, New South Wales, Australia
Height 196 cm (6 ft 5 in)[2]
Weight 94 kg (14 st 11 lb)[2]
Playing information
Position wing, fullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013–14 Newcastle Knights 2 1 6 0 16
2015– Hull KR 32 27 116 0 340
Total 34 28 122 0 356
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2010–13 Italy 7 5 36 0 92
As of 9 February 2016
Source: Rugby League Project

Josh Mantellato (born 21 April 1987) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League. He plays at wing and fullback and previously played for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League.

Background

Born in Gosford, New South Wales, Mantellato is of Italian descent and played his junior football for the Wyong Roos.

Playing career

Early career

Up until 2011, Mantellato played for the Wyong Roos in the Newcastle Rugby League.

2010

In 2010, Mantellato made his international debut for Italy.

2012

In 2012, Mantellato joined the Newcastle Knights' New South Wales Cup team, finishing the season as the competition's highest point-scorer, with 306 points. On 12 September 2012, he was named on the wing in the 2012 New South Wales Cup Team of the Year.[3] He then signed a 1-year contract with the Knights.[4]

2013

Mantellato playing for Italy in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup game against Scotland.

In Round 12 of the 2013 NRL season, Mantellato made his NRL debut for the Knights against the South Sydney Rabbitohs.[5] He scored a try and kicked 3 goals on debut.[6] On 20 August 2013, he re-signed with the Knights on a 1-year contract.[7] On 22 September 2013, he was again named on the wing in the 2013 New South Wales Cup Team of the Year.[8] During 2013, he featured in Italy's successful 2013 Rugby League World Cup qualifying tournament and was selected in the 24-man squad for the World Cup campaign.[9][10] On 19 October 2013, he kicked the winning field goal in Italy's 15-14 warm up game win over England.[11]

2014

On 21 September 2014, Mantellato was named on the wing in the 2014 New South Wales Cup Team of the Year for the third year in a row.[12]

2015

On 11 August 2014, Mantellato signed a 3-year contract with Super League club, Hull Kingston Rovers, starting in 2015.[13] He made his Super League debut in Round 1 against the Leeds Rhinos. He kicked off his Super League points tally by kicking 5 goals in their 30-40 first round defeat. He scored his first two Super League tries against the Warrington Wolves in Round 3.

References

  1. ↑ "Josh Mantellato (@josh24mantree)". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
  2. 1 2 "Josh Mantellato Hull Kingston Rovers". www.superleague.co.uk. Rugby Football League. 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ Dillon, Robert (2013-06-02). "Mantellato's Knights debut | Newcastle Herald". Theherald.com.au. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
  5. ↑
  6. ↑ "NRL 2013 - Round 12". Rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
  7. ↑
  8. ↑
  9. ↑ Leeson, Josh (2011-09-22). "Wyong fullback Josh Mantellato in line for Italian selection | Newcastle Herald". Theherald.com.au. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
  10. ↑ "Rugby League World Cup 2013". Rlwc2013.com. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
  11. ↑ "Italy pull-off shock victory over England in Rugby League World Cup warm-up match". Foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
  12. ↑ "2014 VB NSW Cup Team of the Year". NSWRL.com.au. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
  13. ↑ "Mantellato to join Hull KR - Knights". Newcastleknights.com.au. Retrieved 2015-06-18.

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