Chris Fusaro (born 21 July 1989 in Kirkcaldy, Scotland) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He played for Glasgow Warriors as a flanker.[1]
| Birth name | Christopher Curtis Fusaro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 21 July 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kirkcaldy, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (14 st 13 lb; 209 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Bell Baxter High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Edinburgh University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby Union career
editAmateur career
editEarly in 2007 he was among a group of boys who achieved a notable double in playing for two trophy-winning teams at Murrayfield in eight days – Bell Baxter High School beating Dollar Academy 20–8 in the Bell Lawrie Scottish Schools Cup final, and Howe of Fife winning the SRU Youth League final against Musselburgh by 27–14.
He plays for Stirling County when not needed by the Warriors.[2]
Professional career
editFusaro signed for Glasgow Warriors in summer 2010.
He had to be patient in his first season at Warriors but he burst into the team in season 2011–12 establishing himself as a key component of the Glasgow pack, noted for his aggression and ball-winning ability at openside.
He was voted Glasgow Warriors' 2011–12 Player of the Year by the club's fans (with 40% of the vote), having already been named Players' Player of the Season and the club's Player of the Season. He was rewarded with a contract extension that kept him at the club until the end of May 2014.
He has now made over 100 appearances for the Warriors and is contracted till 2018.[3]
International career
editFusaro won honours at all three Scotland age-grade levels from under-18 to under-20 as well as Scotland 7s and Scotland A squads.
Fusaro represented Scotland A at the IRB Nations Cup in Romania and represented his country at rugby sevens in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.
In sevens, he played for the Rugby Ecosse Scotland squad in the Singapore event in October 2007, played for Scotland in the eight tournaments on the 2007–08 IRB Sevens World Series as well as a further two in the edition.
Coaching career
editOn 21 July 2016 it was announced that Fusaro would become a backroom coach at Stirling County[4] in addition to his Warriors duties.
He moved to be an Assistant Coach of Glasgow High Kelvinside in 2019.[5]
Outside of rugby
editAthletics
editFusaro was also part of the Bell Baxter 4 × 100 m relay team which won the Scottish Schools Under-17 Championship.
Family
editHe is of Scottish and Italian ancestry.[6][7]
On 13 June 2015 Fusaro married his long term girlfriend, Katie Megan Fusaro.
On 9 June 2016 Fusaro and his wife, Katie Fusaro, gave birth to their first child Sofia Rita Fusaro.
On 16 April 2018 Federico David Fusaro joined the family.
References
edit- ^ [1] The Offside Line "Chris Fusaro announces retirement from professional rugby"
- ^ "Johnson one of nine Warriors in BT Cup semi-finals - Glasgow Warriors".
- ^ "Centurion trio extend Glasgow Warriors contracts until 2018 - Glasgow Warriors".
- ^ "Chris Fusaro joins County's coaching team".
- ^ Palmer, Mark (5 May 2019). "Pros spearhead league side's promotion hope" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
- ^ "albaovale.wordpress.com". 7 February 2014.
- ^ "www.telegraph.co.uk". 15 January 2013.
External links
edit- Chris Fusaro archived biography at the Wayback Machine (archived 2011-10-04)
- Chris Fusaro at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series (archived)