Pio Seci

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Pio Seci
Personal information
Full namePio Maisamoa Seci[1]
Born (1993-08-19) 19 August 1993 (age 28)
Suva, Fiji
Height195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight105 kg (16 st 7 lb)
Playing information
PositionWing, Centre
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016–18 Fiji 2 0 0 0 0
As of 4 May 2021
Source: [2]

Pio Maisamoa Seci (born 19 August 1993)[3] is a Fijian rugby league footballer who plays for the Kaiviti Silktails in the Ron Massey Cup. A Fijian international representative, he primarily plays as a wing or centre.

Background[]

Born in Suva, Fiji, Seci grew up in the nearby suburb of Nabua.[1] He played rugby league for the from the age of 12. He attended St Agnes Primary School and Queen Victoria School, before earning a scholarship to Good Counsel College in Innsifail.[4]

Playing career[]

In 2011, Seci played for the Northern Pride in the Mal Meninga Cup,[3] scoring 2 tries. In 2012, he signed with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, joining their NYC side. That year, he played for Bankstown Sports in the local Canterbury under-19 competition, scoring 7 tries in 5 games.[5] In 2013, he made his debut for the Bulldogs' NYC side, playing 2 games and scoring 1 try.[6][7]

In 2014, Seci joined the Easts Tigers' FOGS Cup side. After one season with the Tigers, he returned to Fiji in 2015 to play for his old club, the Nabua Broncos in the Fiji National Rugby League Competition.

On 8 October 2016, Seci made his international debut for Fiji, coming off the interchange in their 20-18 victory over Samoa in Apia. In October 2017, he was named in Fiji's 2017 Rugby League World Cup squad.[8]

Seci signed with the Ipswich Jets in the Queensland Cup starting in 2018.[9][10]

In the absence of Penioni Tagituimua, Seci was named captain of the Kaiviti Silktails for their round 11 match against the Hills District Bulls.[11]

Personal life[]

Seci is a first cousin of fellow Fijian representative Tui Kamikamica.[4][12]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Seru, Maikeli (22 September 2017). "Raised by 'Faith'". Fiji Times. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Pio Seci - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Pio Seci". bulldogs.com.au. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Seci lives his league dreams". Fiji Times. 4 October 2016. Archived from the original on 4 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Pio Seci - Player Statistics". SportsTG. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  6. ^ "S". NYC Database. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Pio Seci - Player Statistics". SportsTG. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Fiji Bati World Cup squad announced in Suva". RLWC2017.com. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  9. ^ Waqa, Save (29 December 2017). "Pio Seci signs new contract with Ipswich Jets". Fiji Village. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  10. ^ Gould, Joel (29 January 2018). "Giant Meninga 'clone' to be unleashed by Ipswich Jets". NRL.com. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  11. ^ Cama, Akuila (22 May 2021). "Tagituimua to make NSW Cup debut". FBC News. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  12. ^ Dick, Callum (22 June 2018). "No fun stories to share 'yet' as Seci enjoys Fiji camp". Queensland Times. Retrieved 4 May 2021.

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