Trimarchi made his NRL debut in 2006 and his Italy bow against Greece in 2003
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Super League side Crusaders have completed the signing of Italian international Rocky Trimarchi. The 24-year-old, who can play at either prop, back-row or centre, has joined from Australian club Wests Tigers. Trimarchi is the Crusaders' seventh winter signing as the Welsh club prepare for their Super League opener with champions Leeds on 29 January. The Crusaders new boy made his Italian international debut against Greece aged just 17 in 2003. The Australian-born player will link up with one of his old Tigers team-mates Ryan O'Hara at The Racecourse and both men scored a try in Trimarchi's NRL debut in a 42-16 victory over Cronulla Sharks in 2006. Tim Sheens, his old coach at West Tigers and the current Australian national coach, predicts Trimarchi will relish his Super League opportunity. Sheens said: "Rocky has suffered a bit with Gareth Ellis coming into the club and the fact that we've got a lot of strength in the back row. "He has been looking for a new opportunity and I think he'll do well in Super League." Trimarchi is the latest addition to new coach Brian Noble's Crusaders squad as he joins Great Britain prop Jamie Thackray, centre Tony Martin, half-back Michael Witt and hooker Tommy Lee in Wrexham.
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