Jason Bulgarelli


Jason Bulgarelli is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s. He previously played for the Canberra Raiders, winning the club's Rookie of the Year award in 2003. He primarily played in the centres.

Playing career

An Illawarra junior, Bulgarelli was playing with Easts Tigers in the Queensland Cup, before joining the Canberra Raiders. Bulgarelli made his NRL debut in round 10 of the 2003 season at the age of 27, and was the club's rookie of the year.
In August, 2004, he was named alongside club greats Laurie Daley and Sam Backo when the Raiders selected a side representing
the all-time best Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to have played for the club.
Bulgarelli was sacked from the Raiders' club in 2004 after a package he allegedly tried to collect was discovered to contain ecstasy tablets. He later returned to the Queensland Cup with the Ipswich Jets.
He had represented the Italian rugby league team