Selasi Berdie
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Full name | Selasi Berdie | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | 3 February 1986|||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 101 kg (15 st 13 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Prop, Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Rugby League Project |
Selasi Berdie (born 3 February 1986) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Gold Coast Titans who usually plays as a prop. He is believed to be the first player of African descent to play in the National Rugby League.[1]
Early years[]
Berdie grew up in Melbourne and played tennis before taking up rugby league. Berdie graduated with a double degree in sports science and management in 2008.[2]
Queensland Cup[]
In 2008 Berdie was signed by the Gold Coast Titans and was assigned to play for a feeder club, the Tweed Heads Seagulls, in the Queensland Cup.[3]
In 2008 he played for Queensland Country and the Queensland Residents sides.[4][5]
Gold Coast Titans[]
Berdie made his National Rugby League debut playing for the Gold Coast Titans in Round 26, 2008 and is fondly known as Big Bird.[6]
References[]
- ^ Berdie's debut sure to go down big in Ghana Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine wotnews, September 2008
- ^ Gold Coast Titans NRL player, Selasi Berdie graduates his double degree in sports science and management Sunday Mail, 21 December 2008
- ^ Toowoomba v Tweed Head Archived 22 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine QLD Official Site, 18 March 2008
- ^ QLD Representative Season In Review Queensland Weekend & Club Footy News, 22 December 2008
- ^ Late call for Berdie to fly out goldcoast.com.au, 31 May 2008
- ^ "Mackay News | Daily Mercury | for all your news and events around Mackay, Daily Mercury has you covered. Get the latest updates on sport and local news. | the Courier Mail".
External links[]
- Official player profile at Titans.com[permanent dead link]
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Australian rugby league players
- Australian people of Ghanaian descent
- Gold Coast Titans players
- Tweed Heads Seagulls players
- Rugby league props
- Rugby league second-rows
- Rugby league players from Melbourne