Pio Seci

Pio Maisamoa Seci (/pɪoʊ sɛθi/)^[3] (born 19 August 1993)^[4] is a Fijian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger and centre for Fiji at international level.

Pio Seci

Personal information
Full name	Pio Maisamoa Seci^[1]
Born	(1993-08-19) 19 August 1993 (age 30) Suva, Fiji
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	106 kg (16 st 10 lb)
Playing information
Position	Wing, Centre
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2022 Manly Sea Eagles 1 0 0 0 0 2023– SO Avignon 13 11 0 0 44 Total 14 11 0 0 44 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2016–22 Fiji 5 0 0 0 0 2019 Fiji Prime Minister's XIII 1 0 0 0 0
Source: ^[2] As of 9 November 2022

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.^[1] 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,^[4] 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 Samoa 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.^[5][14]

References

1. Seru, Maikeli (22 September 2017). . Fiji Times. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
2. "Pio Seci - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project.
3. "Rakavi Me I Cavai || PIO SECI". Mai TV Fiji (in Fijian). 1 September 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2023 – via YouTube.
4. . bulldogs.com.au. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013.
5. . Fiji Times. 4 October 2016. Archived from the original on 4 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
6. "Pio Seci - Player Statistics". SportsTG. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
7. "S". NYC Database. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
8. "Pio Seci - Player Statistics". SportsTG. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
9. "Fiji Bati World Cup squad announced in Suva". RLWC2017.com. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
10. Waqa, Save (29 December 2017). "Pio Seci signs new contract with Ipswich Jets". Fiji Village. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
11. Gould, Joel (29 January 2018). "Giant Meninga 'clone' to be unleashed by Ipswich Jets". NRL.com. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
12. Cama, Akuila (22 May 2021). "Tagituimua to make NSW Cup debut". FBC News. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
13. "Manly names replacements for seven players boycotting Sydney Roosters NRL clash over pride jersey". www.abc.net.au.
14. Dick, Callum (22 June 2018). "No fun stories to share 'yet' as Seci enjoys Fiji camp". Queensland Times. Retrieved 4 May 2021.

External links

• 2017 RLWC profile
• Fiji profile