Massimo de Lutiis (born 18 November 2003) is an Australian rugby union player, who plays for the . His preferred position is prop.
Early career De Lutiis was born in Sydney to an Italian-Australian father and a mother of Irish descent. He later moved to Queensland, where he attended The Southport School. He plays club rugby for Wests, and spent time in both the and academies. He represented Australia U20 in both 2022 and 2023.
Club career De Lutiis made his debut for Queensland in their tour match against Saitama Wild Knights in 2023. He was named in the squad for the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season but did not make an appearance, before again being named in the squad in 2025. He made his Super Rugby debut in Round 2 of the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season against .
De Lutiis set a bench press record of 202.5 kilograms across all Queensland football codes.
International career In November 2024, de Lutiis was named in the Australia XV squad for their tour match against England A. He was called into the Australia training camp squad in December 2024.
On 15 August 2026, de Lutiis made his debut for Australia in their 56-17 win over Japan in Townsville. De Lutiis replaced Taniela Tupou in the 47th minute, becoming the 1000th player for the Wallabies; he scored a try in the 59th minute.
References
External links
Massimo de Lutiis at All.Rugby