The Western Force bolsters its back-row stocks by signing homegrown talent Carlo Tizzano on a two-year deal.
The 23-year-old returns to his home state after four years, playing for the NSW Waratahs (three years) and Ealing in the RFU Championship (one year).
A product of the Rugby WA Academy in Perth, Carlo has also represented the Australian School Boys, Australian U20s and won the NRC with the Force in 2019.
Tizzano, made his debut for the Force in 2019 as part of Global Rapid Rugby and returning to Super Rugby Pacific under head coach Simon Cron, he admits, is where he "needs to be".
"My whole career, I have been trying to find a coach like Crono. When he signed here last year, I was on the phone with my agent saying I need to get here [Force]."
''So when I found out on Thursday that I was coming here, I booked the next flight immediately. It all happened in two hours."
"The way Cron coaches, the standards he sets and the way he holds players accountable trickles down to the players. I love this working environment and see myself learning so much from his coaching style."
With strong ties to the Force, coming through the clubland pathways, the flanker has always idolised the his local club.
"I have always been a Force fan. When I was little, I always wanted to be the Honey Badger because I was a winger, then it changed to Hodgo [Matt Hodgson] when I became a flanker."
"Sadly, when I left the Force in 2019, I felt I needed to play Super Rugby. I believed that was the next step for me. So, it was so sad to leave; I left some really good mates and had so much fun playing in Rapid Rugby."
Matt Hodgson, Western Force Director of Rugby added: “Carlo has been playing great football, we have been tracking him for a number of months now. A lot of players who grow up in Australia want to play Super Rugby, and when the opportunity arose for both the club and Carlos it was a no brainer for us.”
“It’s exiting to bring a local boy back, that’s one of the mantras we want to hold, give opportunities to players that are from Perth.”
