Luca Moretti
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| Full name | Luca Moretti | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 April 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 102 kg (16 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Lock, Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 16 August 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Luca Moretti (born 19 April 2000) is an Italian international rugby league player who plays as a second-row or prop forward for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League and NSW Cup.
Background
Moretti is of Italian descent and attended school at Waverley College where he was a prominent rugby union player.[2] He played his junior rugby league with Clovelly Crocodiles.[3]
Playing career
Club career
In round 13 of the 2023 NRL season, Moretti made his first grade debut for Parramatta in their 24–16 victory over North Queensland.[4] On 29 August 2023 Moretti was voted Parramatta's NSW Cup player of the season at the Ken Thornett Medal presentation night.[5]
2024
Moretti played 12 games for Parramatta in the 2024 NRL season as the club finished 15th on the table.[6]
2025
On 16 January the Eels announced that Moretti had re-signed with the club until the end of the 2027 season.[7]
International career
In 2022 Moretti was named in the Italy squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.[8] Moretti made his Italy debut in the opening round of the 2021 Rugby League World Cup against Scotland which Italy won 28-4.[9]
References
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ Zero Tackle profile
- ^ NRL - Rare dual-code history for Roosters schoolboy star
- ^ "Brown's stunner as Eels unearth hidden gem; star leads Cowboys transformation: Big hits". www.foxsports.com.au.
- ^ "Every award winner at the 2023 Ken Thornett Medal". www.parraeels.com.au.
- ^ "The Mole's end of season review: What went wrong at the Parramatta Eels?". www.nine.com.au.
- ^ "Luca Moretti extends with the Eels". Parramatta Eels. 16 January 2025. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021
- ^ "Relive Scotland's World Cup loss to Italy". www.bbc.co.uk.