Selasi Berdie

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Selasi Berdie
Personal information
Full nameSelasi Berdie
Born (1986-02-03) 3 February 1986 (age 36)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight101 kg (15 st 13 lb)
Playing information
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2008–09 Gold Coast Titans 2 0 0 0 0

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[]

  1. ^ Berdie's debut sure to go down big in Ghana Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine wotnews, September 2008
  2. ^ Gold Coast Titans NRL player, Selasi Berdie graduates his double degree in sports science and management Sunday Mail, 21 December 2008
  3. ^ Toowoomba v Tweed Head Archived 22 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine QLD Official Site, 18 March 2008
  4. ^ QLD Representative Season In Review Queensland Weekend & Club Footy News, 22 December 2008
  5. ^ Late call for Berdie to fly out goldcoast.com.au, 31 May 2008
  6. ^ "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".

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