Billy Sela | |
Birth Name: | Vilikesa Sela |
Birth Date: | 12 April 2005[1] |
Height: | 1.920NaN0 |
Weight: | 1160NaN0[2] |
Position: | Prop |
Amatteam1: | Royal Wooton Bassett |
Repteam1: | England U18s |
Repteam2: | England U20s |
Clubs1: | Bath |
Ru Currentclub: | Bath |
School: | Beechen Cliff School |
Vilikesa "Billy" Sela (born 12 April 2005) is an English rugby union player who plays as a prop forward for Bath Rugby.
Sela is from Hounslow and of Fijian descent.[3] He attended Beechen Cliff School in Bath, England. Having first played rugby at Royal Wootton Bassett, he joined Bath Rugby Academy at 15 years-old. He later attended the University of Bath.[4] [5]
He was part of the senior academy intake for Bath Rugby ahead of the 2023-24 season.[6] He featured for the Bath first team in pre-season friendly matches ahead of the 2024-25 season with the Bath coaching staff confirming he was part of their first team plans.[7] He was named amongst the match day substitutes for Bath's Premiership Rugby match on 29 September 2024 against Leicester Tigers, making his senior debut as a second half replacement.[8] [9]
He played for England at U18 and U20 level, and was a member of the England U20 squad which won the 2024 World Rugby U20 Championship.[5] [4] [10] In November 2024, he was called-up to the England A national rugby union team.[11]