Pio Seci Explained

Pio Seci
Fullname:Pio Maisamoa Seci
Birth Date:1993 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Suva, Fiji
Height:185cm (73inches)
Weight:106kg (234lb)
Year1start:2022
Appearances1:1
Tries1:0
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:0
Club2:SO Avignon
Year2start:2023
Year2end:present
Appearances2:13
Tries2:11
Goals2:0
Fieldgoals2:0
Points2:44
Yearastart:2016
Yearaend:22
Appearancesa:5
Triesa:0
Goalsa:0
Fieldgoalsa:0
Pointsa:0
Yearbstart:2019
Appearancesb:1
Triesb:0
Goalsb:0
Fieldgoalsb:0
Pointsb:0
Updated:9 November 2022
Source:[1]

Pio Maisamoa Seci [2] (born 19 August 1993)[3] is a Fijian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a er and for Fiji at international level.

He previously played for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League

Background

Born in Suva, Fiji, Seci grew up in the nearby suburb of Nabua.[4] He played rugby league for the Nabua Broncos 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.[5]

Playing career

In 2011, Seci played for the Northern Pride in the Mal Meninga Cup, 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 seven tries in five games.[6] In 2013, he made his debut for the Canterbury NYC side, playing two games and scoring one try.[7] [8]

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 in Apia. In October 2017, he was named in Fiji's 2017 Rugby League World Cup squad.[9] Seci signed with the Ipswich Jets in the Queensland Cup starting in 2018.[10] [11] In the absence of Penioni Tagituimua, Seci was named captain of the Kaiviti Silktails for their round 11 match against the Hills District Bulls.[12] In round 20 of the 2022 NRL season, Seci made his first grade debut for Manly in their defeat against the Sydney Roosters.[13]

Personal life

Seci is a first cousin of fellow Fijian representative Tui Kamikamica.[14]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pio Seci - Career Stats & Summary. Rugby League Project.
  2. Web site: 1 September 2020. Rakavi Me I Cavai PIO SECI. Mai TV Fiji. YouTube. 25 June 2023. Fijian.
  3. Web site: Pio Seci. bulldogs.com.au. https://web.archive.org/web/20131219190757/http://www.bulldogs.com.au/nycplayerprofiledisplay/Bulldogs-NYC/Pio%20Seci/6333. 19 December 2013. dead. dmy-all.
  4. Web site: Seru. Maikeli. 22 September 2017. Raised by 'Faith'. Fiji Times. 9 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171009194218/http://www.fijitimes.com.fj/story.aspx?id=417342. 9 October 2017.
  5. Web site: 4 October 2016. Seci lives his league dreams. Fiji Times. 8 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20161004154415/http://fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=373329. 4 October 2016.
  6. Web site: Pio Seci - Player Statistics. SportsTG. 9 October 2017.
  7. Web site: S. NYC Database. 8 October 2017.
  8. Web site: Pio Seci - Player Statistics. SportsTG. 9 October 2017.
  9. Web site: 7 October 2017. Fiji Bati World Cup squad announced in Suva. RLWC2017.com. 8 October 2017.
  10. Web site: Waqa. Save. 29 December 2017. Pio Seci signs new contract with Ipswich Jets. Fiji Village. 29 January 2018.
  11. Web site: Gould. Joel. 29 January 2018. Giant Meninga 'clone' to be unleashed by Ipswich Jets. NRL.com. 29 January 2018.
  12. Web site: Cama. Akuila. 22 May 2021. Tagituimua to make NSW Cup debut. FBC News. 24 May 2021.
  13. Web site: Manly names replacements for seven players boycotting Sydney Roosters NRL clash over pride jersey. www.abc.net.au.
  14. Web site: Dick. Callum. 22 June 2018. No fun stories to share 'yet' as Seci enjoys Fiji camp. Queensland Times. 4 May 2021.