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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Club career
[edit]Assiratti 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
[edit]On 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 ESPNscrum
- Keiron Assiratti at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Keiron Assiratti at Welsh Rugby Union
- Cardiff Blues profile