James Segeyaro

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James Segeyaro
Personal information
Full name James Segeyaro
Nickname Chicko[1]
Born (1990-11-10) 10 November 1990
Goroka, Papua New Guinea
Height 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 85 kg (13 st)
Playing information
Position Hooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2011–2012 North Queensland 33 8 0 0 32
2013- Penrith Panthers 24 10 0 0 40
Total 57 18 0 0 72
Source: Fox Sports

James Segeyaro (born 10 November 1990 in Goroka, Papua New Guinea) is a professional rugby league footballer for the Penrith Panthers of the National Rugby League (NRL).[2] Playing in the position of hooker, he joined the Cowboys as a teenager, making his NRL debut for them during the 2011 season.

Born in Papua New Guinea, Segeyaro moved to Cairns, Queensland with his mother at the age of seven.[3] After playing junior football for the Cairns Ivanhoes club, Segeyaro moved to the South Sydney Rabbitohs in 2007. After being cut from the Souths' roster due to disciplinary issues,[1] he returned to North Queensland to play for the Cowboys. He was captain of the Cowboys' Toyota Cup team in 2010 and played for the Northern Pride in the Queensland Cup.[4] He was selected in the Junior Kangaroos at the end of the 2010 season.[5]

Segeyaro broke into the Cowboys' NRL squad in 2011 after undergoing a shoulder reconstruction at the end of the previous season.[6] His first-grade debut came in the Cowboys' Round 3 match against the Melbourne Storm.[1] He went on to appear for the Cowboys in 19 matches that season,[7] and was the club's starting hooker for the qualifying final defeat to the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, displacing veteran hooker Aaron Payne.[8] At the end of the season he made his debut for the Papua New Guinea national team in a 3622 defeat to the Australian Prime Minister's XIII.[9]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Massoud, Josh (5 August 2011). "NRL Joel Romelo and James Segevaro may be small but they love the big hits". Herald Sun. Retrieved 6 October 2011. 
  2. James Segeyaro - North Queensland Cowboys
  3. Alston, Josh (2 August 2010). "Tough life lessons give Segeyaro a foundation for Cowboys success". Townsville Bulletin. Retrieved 6 October 2011. 
  4. Greenwood, Emma (23 March 2011). "James Segeyaro to debut for Cowboys". The Cairns Post. Retrieved 5 October 2011. 
  5. "Junior Kangaroos brimming with talent". The Daily Telegraph (Australia). 21 September 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2011. 
  6. "Segeyaro set to add some spark". North Queensland Cowboys. 22 March 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2011. 
  7. "James Segeyaro: Hooker". Fox Sports (Australia). Retrieved 6 October 2011. 
  8. "PNG Cowboys earn rep selection". North Queensland Cowboys. 16 September 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2011. 
  9. "Cowboys Insider". North Queensland Cowboys. 26 September 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2011. 
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