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Former Scotland scrum coach and Italy international Massimo Cuttitta dies aged 54
By PA
Former Scotland scrum coach Massimo Cuttitta has died aged 54. He had been admitted to hospital in Rome with Covid-19, the Scottish Rugby Union said in a post on its official Twitter account.
“Scottish Rugby is deeply saddened to hear the passing of our former Scotland scrum coach Massimo Cuttitta,” the statement read.
“Our thoughts are with his family and friends in rugby at this time.”
The Italian rugby federation confirmed his death on Sunday evening.
Cuttitta played 70 times for Italy between 1990 and 2000 and captained the Azzurri on 22 occasions.
He spent time playing for Harlequins and served as Scotland’s scrum coach for six years from 2009.
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Wrong, read any of the local forums, most agree with him, it ain't as if Gleeson is irreplaceable ie Wright, Cale, Loeta, Hooper et al
If he is the best in SR and there are injuries he will get a shot.
Go to commentsFunny that he became the key to snuffing it out in the end lol
But as Nickers suggests, I think he's worked extremely hard on his game so I don't want to throw him out. Tough one.
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