Dominic Brambani (born 10 May 1985) is a former Italian international rugby league footballer who played as a scrum-half or stand-off. He played for the Castleford Tigers in the Super League and 2005's National League One. Brambani also played for Halifax, Sheffield Eagles in two separate spells, Dewsbury Rams, Batley Bulldogs and Hunslet.Dominic is now playing at cleckheaton RUFC with his hero mickey Hayward
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| Full name | Dominic Brambani | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 May 1985 Bradford, West Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.76 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 13 st 5 lb (85 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Scrum-half, Stand-off | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
editBrambani was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.
Playing career
editBrambani was a Great Britain Student RLFC captain when the side toured Australia in 2003. After a successful season in the Gold Coast Bycroft Cup League, Brambani was voted the Gold Coast Player of the year and won the Best Back and Top Points Scorer at his club Hinterland Storm. He also gained two representative honours, playing for the Gold Coast Vikings, and the South East Queensland Kookaburras.
Brambani has previously played for the Castleford Tigers in the Super League and Halifax.[4] He returned to England and signed for the 2010 season at the Dewsbury Rams in the Co-operative championship.
In a recent interview, Brambani stated that signing for the Batley Bulldogs was the best decision he ever made
In November 2019, it was announced that Brambani had signed for Hunslet RLFC.[5]
He announced his retirement at the end of the 2021 season.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Dominic Brambani Statistics at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Dominic Brambani Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Player Summary: Dominic Brambani". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ "2006 First Team Statistics". Halifax RLFC. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ^ "HUNSLET SIGN DOMINIC BRAMBANI FROM BATLEY BULLDOGS". 20 November 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ Darbyshire, Drew (7 October 2021). ""My body's been calling me for a while" – Dom Brambani retires". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
External links
edit- Sheffield Eagles profile
- "Dominic Brambani". Castigers.net. Archived from the original on 5 June 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- Italy names European Cup squad