Giorgio Cornacchia

Giorgio Cornacchia
Personal information
Full name Giorgio Cornacchia
Born c. 1925 (age 9091)
Playing information
Height 5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m)
Weight 12 st 7 lb (79.4 kg; 175.0 lb)
Position prop, hooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1950–≥50 Torino XIII
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1950–≥50 Italy

Giorgio Cornacchia (born c. 1925 (age 9091)) is an Italian professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s playing at representative level for Italy, and at club level for Torino XIII, as a prop, or hooker, i.e. number 8 or 10, or 9, during the era of contested scrums.

Playing career

International honours

Vincenzo Bertolotto co-organised (with Dennis Chappell , from Wakefield, and a Turin resident), and captained the Italy (RL) tour of 1950 to France (3 matches), England (including; 28-49 defeat by Wigan at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 26 August 1950,[1] Huddersfield at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Wednesday 6 September 1950, St. Helens at Knowsley Road on Thursday 16 November 1950), and Wales (including; 11-29 defeat by South Wales XIII at Brewery Field, Bridgend on Saturday 2 September 1950).

The Italy (RL) squad was; Guido Aleati (previously of R.S. Ginnastica Torino (RU)), Sergio Aleati (previously of R.S. Ginnastica Torino (RU)), Roberto Antonioli (previously of R.S. Ginnastica Torino (RU)), Angelo Arrigoni (previously of R.S. Ginnastica Torino (RU)), Vincenzo Bertolotto (previously of R.S. Ginnastica Torino (RU)), Michele Bietto, Giovanni Bonino (previously of R.S. Ginnastica Torino (RU)), Luigi Bosia, Giuseppe Cannone, Pasquale Cannone, Delio Caron, Gabriele Casalegno (previously of R.S. Ginnastica Torino (RU)), Amerio Chiara, Giorgio Cornacchia, Guido Cornarino (previously of R.S. Ginnastica Torino (RU)), Fabrizio Faglioli, Enzo Francesconi, Giuseppe Franco, Aldo Guglielminotti (previously of R.S. Ginnastica Torino (RU)), Giovanni Orecchia, Luigi Pignattaro, Franco Pipino, Giorgio Rassaval, Giorgio Rubino, Giovanni Tamagno (previously of R.S. Ginnastica Torino (RU)), Oreste Tescari, and Giovanni Vigna.[2]

Club career

Following the Italy (RL) tour of 1950 to France, England, and Wales, a Torino XIII featuring Giorgio Cornacchia joined the French league.

References

  1. "1950 Tour Match: Wigan 49 Italy 28". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  2. "Huddersfield v An Italian XIII - Match Programme - Wednesday 6 September 1950" (PDF). huddersfieldrlheritage.co.uk. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.

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