Nicolas Zisti is an Italian Australian former rugby league

Rugby league

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 and rugby union

Rugby union

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 player. His position of choice is winger although he can also play as a centre.

Playing career

Nick Zisti began his professional career playing for South Sydney Rabbitohs

South Sydney Rabbitohs

The South Sydney Rabbitohs are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Redfern, a suburb of South-central Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League premiership and are one of nine existing teams from the state capital...

 where he made 6 appearances off the bench between 1991 and 1993, scoring no points.

From there he went on to play for St. George Dragons

St. George Dragons

The St George Dragons was an Australian Rugby league football club in St George, Sydney, New South Wales that played in Australia's top-level Rugby league competition from New South Wales Rugby Football League in 1921 until 1998; in 1999 they formed a joint venture with the Illawarra Steelers,...

 where he scored 19 tries in 18 games for the Dragons between 1994-96. He scored the Dragons only try in their 1996 20-8 Grand Final defeat to Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles

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He signed for the Hunter Mariners

Hunter Mariners

The Hunter Mariners were an Australian rugby league club based in the Hunter Valley region's largest city, Newcastle. Hunter was formed in mid 1995 and was later disbanded at the end of 1997. The club was formed because of the Super League war, which was the rivalry between the traditional...

 in 1997 and only played one season at the club playing 16 games, scoring 9 tries and kicking 20 goals. He is the Mariners leading scorer in what was their only season. He set numerous records for the club including most tries, goals, points in a match and most points in a season.

Following the club's demise, he moved to Cronulla Sharks

Cronulla Sharks

The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are Australian professional Rugby league team based in Cronulla, in the Sutherland Shire, Southern Sydney, New South Wales...

 where he played 9 games scoring 4 tries in the season of 1998. After spending all of his career in Australia he decided to move to England to play in the Super League

Super League

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 club Bradford Bulls

Bradford Bulls

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In October 1999 he made his international debut for the Italy national rugby union team

Italy national rugby union team

The Italy national rugby union team represent the nation of Italy in the sport of rugby union. The team is also known as the Azzurri . Italy have been playing international rugby since the late 1920s, and since 2000 compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland,...

 in a World Cup match against England national rugby union team

England national rugby union team

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In 1999 he signed a 3-years agreement with Rugby Roma Olimpic

Rugby Roma Olimpic

Società Sportiva Dilettantistica Rugby Roma Olimpic are an Italian professional rugby union team.Based in Rome, the senior team competed in the Italian top tier competition, the Super 10....

, a rugby union

Rugby union

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 team from Rome

Rome

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, Italy

Italy

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. He won the Italian championship in 2000. He won his last international cap for Italy during the 2000 Six Nations vs. France

France national rugby union team

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In December 2001, because of Rugby Roma's financial problems, he asked to be let free and flew back to Australia.