Keiron Assiratti (born 30 June 1997) is a Welsh professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for United Rugby Championship club Cardiff and the Wales national team.
Date of birth | 30 June 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Wattstown, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 119 kg (262 lb; 18 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Porth Community School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
editAssiratti made his debut for Cardiff in 2017 having previously played for the Cardiff academy.
In August 2020 it was confirmed Assiratti had joined Premiership Rugby side Bristol Bears on a short-term loan for the remainder of the 2019–20 season.[1]
International career
editOn 1 May 2023, Warren Gatland selected him in Wales' 54 player training squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.[2]
Assiratti made his debut on 5 August 2023, starting for Wales in the first test of their 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches, in a win against England.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Trio arrive as injury cover on short-term deals". Bristol Bears. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ^ "Wales training squad for Rugby World Cup 2023 - Welsh Rugby Union". Welsh Rugby Union | Wales & Regions. 1 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ "World Cup audition time for Wales new boys". BBC Sport. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
External links
edit- Keiron Assiratti at European Professional Club Rugby
- Keiron Assiratti at Welsh Rugby Union
- Keiron Assiratti at ESPNscrum
- Keiron Assiratti at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Keiron Assiratti at Welsh Rugby Union
- Cardiff Blues profile