Petero Civoniceva
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| Full name | Petero Civoniceva | |
| Date of birth | 21 April 1976 | |
| Place of birth |  Suva, Fiji |
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| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in)[1] | |
| Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb)[1] | |
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| Position(s) | Prop | |
| Current club | Penrith Panthers | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Years | Club | |
| Redcliffe Dolphins[2] Redcliffe RU[1] |
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| Senior clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| 1998–2007 2008– |
 Brisbane Broncos Penrith Panthers |
215[1] (88)[3] 8 (4) |
| Representative teams** | ||
| 2001– 2001– |
 Queensland Australia |
20[4] (4)[4] 29[1] (8) |
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* Professional club appearances and points |
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Petero Civoniceva (born 21 April 1976 in Suva, Fiji) is a Fijian-Australian professional rugby league player for the Penrith Panthers club in the National Rugby League competition. He has also represented the Queensland side on several occasions in the annual State of Origin and is a regular in the Australian national team. Civoniceva's usual position of choice is at prop-forward. As a player, he is best known for his reliability and durability.
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[edit] Broncos Career
In 1998, Civoniceva won the Broncos' Rookie of the Year award. He has won the club's Player of the Year award in 2004 and 2006. In round 8 of NRL season 2007, Civoniceva played his 200th game for the Brisbane club [5], becoming only the eighth player to do so.
During the Broncos vs Tigers game on 25 June, 2007, he blew up against Tigers defenders, causing a brawl thirteen minutes from full time. In doing so he was the first Bronco to be sin binned since 2003, when he was sin-binned in a match against the Dragons.
Petero Civoniceva's Brisbane contract ended at the conclusion of the 2007 season. [6] The Broncos decision to withdraw the contract to the prop was due to salary cap constrictions[7]
[edit] Penrith Panthers
Civoniceva signed to play for the Penrith Panthers for the 2008 season. [8] The deal is for 2 years with an option for a third and is believed to be worth $370,000 a year. [9] Civoniceva's move to New South Wales and another NRL team rather than relocating to England allowed him to continue to be available to represent both Australia and Queensland. [10]
In January, 2008, Penrith Panthers announced Civoniceva as captain of the team for 2008.[11]
[edit] Career playing statistics
[edit] Point scoring summary
| Games | Tries | Goals | F/G | Points |
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| 215 | 22 | - | - | 88 |
[edit] Matches played
| Team | Matches | Years |
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| Brisbane Broncos | 215 | 1998 - 2007 |
| Penrith Panthers | 6 | 2008 - present |
| Queensland | 20 | 2001 - 2007 |
| Australia | 29 | 2001 - 2007 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e Player profile of Petero Civoniceva. National Rugby League. Retrieved on 2007-09-10.
- ^ Player profile of Petero Civoniceva. Brisbane Broncos. Retrieved on 2007-09-10.
- ^ Jeffs, Paul. Petero Civoniceva's NRL first grade points listing. stats.rleague.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-10.
- ^ a b Jeffs, Paul. Queensland's State of Origin caps and points listing. stats.rleague.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-10.
- ^ NRL.COM > Clubs > Broncos > Broncos News Article
- ^ Contracts not a distraction for Broncos. excerpt from Sydney Morning Herald (2007-05-29). Retrieved on 2007-05-31.
- ^ Tallis and Bailey take fire at Broncos over Civoniceva issue. RLeague.com (2007-06-19). Retrieved on 2007-06-19.
- ^ Petero a Panther!. www.NRL.com.au (2007-06-28). Retrieved on 2007-06-28.
- ^ Petero Civoniceva will be a Panther next year. www.panthers.com.au (2007-06-28). Retrieved on 2007-06-28.
- ^ Civoniceva turns down pension plan. NRL.com (2007-06-28). Retrieved on 2007-06-28.
- ^ "Civoniceva to lead Panthers", Fox Sports News (Australia), 2008-01-31. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
[edit] External links
- Petero Civoniceva at the Former Origin Greats website.
- Petero Civoniceva at the State of Origin official website.
- 2001 Ashes profile
- Big Petero up with the best, say greats - nrl.com article, Tuesday, May 1, 2007 - 4:38 PM
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