Marco Caputo
| Full name | Marco Gabriele Caputo | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 12 May 1971 Canberra, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 231 lb (105 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Marco Gabriele Caputo (born 12 May 1971) is a former professional rugby union player who played as a hooker. Born in Canberra, Australia, he began his career with the ACT Brumbies. He went on to play for Bedford Blues, Worcester Warriors, Harlequins and AS Montferrand.[1]
Caputo attended Canberra's Daramalan College. He won a national championship with the ACT schoolboys side in 1988 and was subsequently picked to tour New Zealand with the Australian Schoolboys.[1]
Caputo represented Australia in five Test matches. He made his debut against Wales at Ballymore Stadium in 1996 and scored a try early in the first half [2] His career included a Bledisloe Cup match in Dunedin in 1997.[1]
Caputo played for the ACT Brumbies in the Super 12 from 1996 to 1999, after which he competed in Europe.[1]
Caputo was named head coach of Italian club Mogliano in 2023. His son, Joey Caputo, also played professionally in Italy.[3]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Marco Gabrielle Caputo". classicwallabies.com.au.
- ↑ "Welcome debut for Marco solo". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 June 1996.
- ↑ Cassano, Michele (23 May 2023). "Mogliano Rugby: Marco Caputo è il nuovo head coach dei veneti". On Rugby (in Italian).
External links
[edit]- Marco Caputo at European Professional Club Rugby
- Marco Caputo at ESPNscrum (archived)
- Marco Caputo at ItsRugby.fr (in French)
- Marco Caputo at RugbyDatabase.co.nz
- 1971 births
- Living people
- Australian rugby union players
- Australia international rugby union players
- Rugby union hookers
- Sportspeople from Modena
- Rugby union players from Emilia-Romagna
- Rugby union players from Canberra
- People educated at Daramalan College
- ACT Brumbies players
- Bedford Blues players
- Worcester Warriors players
- Harlequin F.C. players
- ASM Clermont Auvergne players
- Australian rugby union coaches
- Italian emigrants to Australia
- Australian expatriate rugby union players in France
- Australian expatriate rugby union players in England