Ex-Italy rugby captain Cuttitta dies after contracting COVID-19, aged 54

Ex-Italy rugby captain Massimo Cuttitta has died from Covid-19 complications, the Italian rugby federation (FIR) announced on Sunday. He was 54. “It was with the deepest dismay that the Italian Rugby Federation and the entire national rugby movement...

April 12, 2021| Times of Malta 1 min read

Ex-Italy rugby captain Massimo Cuttitta has died from Covid-19 complications, the Italian rugby federation (FIR) announced on Sunday. He was 54.

“It was with the deepest dismay that the Italian Rugby Federation and the entire national rugby movement learned of the untimely death of Massimo Cuttitta,” the FIR said in a statement.

A prop, Cuttitta played for Italy 70 times between 1990 and 2000, including  22 with the captain’s armband.

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