Marcello Cuttitta (born 2 September 1966) is an Italian former

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player and

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. His position was at

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Early life

He attended Pinetown Boys High School with his brother

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, and they both played for Pinetown 1st XV.

Career

Cuttitta played club rugby for Italian teams including

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from 1985 to 1988, Amatori Milan from 1988 to 1997, and

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from 1997 to 2000. Since retirement in 2003, he has been Amatori Milan's head coach He played for the Italian national team at the inaugural

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as well as representing them at the subsequent World Cups in

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and

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. Marcello Cuttitta is this nations top try scorer as of February 2025 with 28 tries. In total, Cuttitta played for Italy 55 times. He usually played on the wing. He often played (both in club and National team) alongside his twin brother

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1966 births Italian rugby union coaches Italian rugby union players Living people Rugby union wings Italy international rugby union players Amatori Rugby Milano players Italian twins Sportspeople from Latina, Lazio Rugby union players from Lazio 1987 Rugby World Cup players 1991 Rugby World Cup players 1995 Rugby World Cup players {{Italy-rugbyunion-bio-stub