Ricky Riccitelli

Ricky Riccitelli

Full name	John Ricky Riccitelli
Date of birth	(1995-02-03) 3 February 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Durban, South Africa
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	110 kg (243 lb; 17 st 5 lb)
School	Francis Douglas Memorial College
University	University of Otago
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker Current team Taranaki, Blues Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2015–2016 Hawke's Bay 18 (0) 2016–2021 Hurricanes 71 (25) 2017– Taranaki 58 (45) 2022– Blues 17 (40) Correct as of 26 April 2023 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2015 New Zealand U20 7 (0) 2018 World XV 1 (0) Correct as of 23 June 2021

John Ricky Riccitelli (/ˌriːtʃɪˈtɛli/ REE-chih-TEL-ee; born 3 February 1995) is a New Zealand professional rugby union footballer who plays as a hooker for New Zealand franchise Blues. In his youth career, he was selected to play in the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championships for New Zealand and took part in Francis Douglas Memorial College first XV.

Riccitelli represents the Taranaki provincial team and made his professional debut for the union in 2017 at the age of 22. He spent a season at the Hawke's Bay side, before earning a short-term contract in the Hurricanes 2016 Super Rugby squad. He has defended the Ranfurly Shield with Hawke's Bay in 2014 and Taranaki in 2017, won a championship with the Hurricanes in 2016 and was named Player of the Year at the TRFU Amber and Black awards.^[1] He has scored 11 career tries in all competitions.