Chris Fusaro
| Full name | Christopher Curtis Fusaro | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 July 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Kirkcaldy, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Weight | 95 kg (14 st 13 lb) | ||
| School | Bell Baxter High School | ||
| University | Edinburgh University | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Flanker | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| Howe of Fife | |||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2010– | Glasgow Warriors | 111 | (40) |
| correct as of 21 May 2016. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2009 2014– |
Scotland U18 Scotland U19 Scotland U20 Scotland |
5 4 |
(10) (0) |
| correct as of 29 June 2014. | |||
| Sevens national teams | |||
| Years | Club / team | Comps | |
| 2007–2008 | Scotland Sevens | 10 | |
| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| 2016- | Stirling County (Asst.) | ||
Chris Fusaro (born 21 July 1989) is a professional rugby player for Glasgow Warriors in the RaboDirect Pro12.[1] He plays as a flanker. He is of Scottish and Italian heritage.[2][3]
Fusaro signed for Glasgow Warriors in summer 2010 having won honours at all three Scotland age-grade levels from under-18 to under-20 as well as Scotland 7s and Scotland A squads.
He had to be patient in his first season at Warriors but he burst into the team in season 2011–12 establishing himself as a key component of the Glasgow pack, noted for his aggression and ball-winning ability at openside.
He was voted Glasgow Warriors' 2011–12 Player of the Year by the club's fans (with 40% of the vote), having already been named Players' Player of the Season and the club's Player of the Season. He was rewarded with a contract extension that will keep him at the club until the end of May 2014.
Prior to joining Warriors on his debut professional contract, Fusaro represented Scotland A at the IRB Nations Cup in Romania and represented his country at rugby sevens in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.
In sevens, he played for the Rugby Ecosse Scotland squad in the Singapore event in October 2007, played for Scotland in the eight tournaments on the 2007–08 IRB Sevens World Series as well as a further two in the edition.
Early in 2007 he was among a group of boys who achieved a notable double in playing for two trophy-winning teams at Murrayfield in eight days – Bell Baxter High School beating Dollar Academy 20–8 in the Bell Lawrie Scottish Schools Cup final, and Howe of Fife winning the SRU Youth League final against Musselburgh by 27–14.
Fusaro was also part of the Bell Baxter 4 × 100 m relay team which won the Scottish Schools Under-17 Championship.
On 13 July 2015 Fusaro married his long term girlfriend, Katie Megan Fusaro.
On 5 June 2016 Fusaro and his wife, Katie Fusaro, gave birth to their first child Sofia Rita Fusaro.
On 21 July 2016 it was announced that Fusaro would become a backroom coach at Stirling County[4] in addition to his Warriors duties.