Josh Mantellato was born on 21 April 1987 and is a former Italy international rugby league footballer who most recently played on the wing for The Entrance Tigers in the Denton Engineering Cup.
14 Facts About Josh Mantellato
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Josh Mantellato previously played for the Wyong Roos in the Central Coast Division Rugby League competition, Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League and the Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League.
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Josh Mantellato played his junior rugby league for the Wyong Roos.
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Up until 2011, Josh Mantellato played for the Wyong Roos in the Newcastle Rugby League.
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In 2012, Josh Mantellato joined the Newcastle Knights' NSW Cup team, finishing the season as the competition's highest point-scorer, with 306 points.
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Josh Mantellato then signed a 1-year contract with the Knights.
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In Round 12 of the 2013 NRL season, Josh Mantellato made his NRL debut for the Knights against the South Sydney Rabbitohs.
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Josh Mantellato scored a try and kicked 3 goals on debut.
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On 21 September 2014, Josh Mantellato was named on the wing in the 2014 NSW Cup Team of the Year for the third year in a row.
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On 11 August 2014, Josh Mantellato signed a 3-year contract with Super League club, Hull Kingston Rovers, starting in 2015.
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Josh Mantellato made his Super League debut in Round 1 against the Leeds Rhinos.
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Josh Mantellato scored his first two Super League tries against the Warrington Wolves in Round 3.
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Josh Mantellato spent 2018 playing for Wyong in the Intrust Super Premiership NSW.
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At the advice of medical professionals, Josh Mantellato would go on to retire after sustaining a throat fracture.