- Petero Civoniceva
Infobox rugby league biography
playername = Petero Civoniceva
fullname = Petero Civoniceva
caption =
country =
position = rlp|PR
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1976|4|21|df=yes
placeofbirth =Suva
countryofbirth =Fiji
height = convert|193|cm|ftin|abbr=oncite web|title=Player profile of Petero Civoniceva|url=http://www.nrl.com.au/Clubs/Broncos/BroncosPlayerProfile/tabid/134/playerid/81/Default.aspx|publisher=National Rugby League |accessdate=2007-09-10]
weight = convert|110|kg|stlb|abbr=on
club1 = leagueicon|Brisbane Broncos|16Brisbane Broncos
year1start = 1998
year1end = 2007
appearances1 = 215
tries1 = 22
goals1 = 0
fieldgoals1 = 0
points1 = 88
club2 = leagueicon|Penrith Panthers|16Penrith Panthers
year2start = 2008
year2end = present
appearances2 = 21
tries2 = 1
goals2 = 0
fieldgoals2 = 0
points2 = 4
teamA = leagueicon|Queensland|16 Queensland
yearAstart = 2001
yearAend = present
appearancesA = 23
triesA = 1
goalsA = 0
fieldgoalsA = 0
pointsA = 4
teamB = leagueicon|Australia|16 Australia
yearBstart = 2001
yearBend = present
appearancesB = 29
triesB = 2
goalsB = 0
fieldgoalsB = 0
pointsB = 8
updated = 13:49, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
source = [http://203.166.101.37/NRL08/playercareer.asp?lplayer=3 NRL Stats]Petero Civoniceva (born
21 April 1976 inSuva ,Fiji ) is a Fijian-Australia n professionalrugby league player for thePenrith Panthers club in theNational 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.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 [ [http://www.nrl.com/Clubs/Broncos/BroncosNewsArticle/tabid/104/NewsId/4850/Default.aspx NRL.COM > Clubs > Broncos > Broncos News Article ] ] , 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. cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/Sport/Contracts-not-a-distraction-for-Broncos/2007/05/29/1180205227101.html|title=Contracts not a distraction for Broncos|publisher=excerpt from Sydney Morning Herald|date=2007-05-29|accessdate=2007-05-31] The Broncos decision to withdraw the contract to the prop was due to salary cap constrictionscite web|url=http://www.rleague.com/db/article.php?id=28423|title=Tallis and Bailey take fire at Broncos over Civoniceva issue |publisher=RLeague.com|date=2007-06-19|accessdate=2007-06-19]
Penrith Panthers
Civoniceva signed to play for the
Penrith Panthers for the 2008 season. cite web|url=http://www.nrl.com/News/Latest/NewsArticle/tabid/76/NewsId/5886/Default.aspx|title=Petero a Panther!|publisher=www.NRL.com.au|date=2007-06-28|accessdate=2007-06-28] The deal is for 2 years with an option for a third and is believed to be worth $370,000 a year. cite web|url=http://www.panthers.com.au/default.aspx?id=3&ArticleID=497|title=Petero Civoniceva will be a Panther next year|publisher=www.panthers.com.au|date=2007-06-28|accessdate=2007-06-28] Civoniceva's move toNew South Wales and another NRL team rather than relocating toEngland allowed him to continue to be available to represent both Australia and Queensland. cite web|url=http://svc002.wic113cx.server-web.com/News/Latest/NewsArticle/tabid/76/NewsId/5895/Default.aspx|title=Civoniceva turns down pension plan|publisher=NRL.com|date=2007-06-28|accessdate=2007-06-28]In January, 2008, Penrith Panthers announced Civoniceva as captain of the team for 2008. [cite news|publisher="Fox Sports News (Australia)"|title=Civoniceva to lead Panthers |url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,23138185-23214,00.html |accessdate=2008-01-31|date=
2008-01-31 ]In August 2008, Civoniceva was named in the preliminary 46-man Kangaroos squad for the
2008 Rugby League World Cup , [cite news|author=Liam FitzGibbon|publisher="Fox Sports News (Australia)"|title=Surprises in Kangaroos squad|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24111780-23214,00.html|accessdate=2008-08-02|date=2008-08-01 ] cite web|url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/08/01/sports/AS-RGL-Australia-Squad.php|title=Veteran Lockyer named in Australian squad|publisher=International Herald Tribune|date=2008-08-01|accessdate=2008-08-02] and in October 2008 he was selected in the final 24-man Australia squad.cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/7656211.stm|title=Manly six win Australia call-up|publisher=BBC|date=2008-10-07|accessdate=2008-10-07]Career playing statistics
Point scoring summary
Matches played
References
External links
* [http://penrith.panthers.com.au/default.aspx?id=991 Penrith Panthers profile]
*FOGS player|122
*StateofOrigin player|299
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/static/in_depth/rugby_league/2001/ashes/civoniceva.stm 2001 Ashes profile]
* [http://nrl.com/Clubs/Broncos/BroncosNewsArticle/tabid/104/NewsId/4850/Default.aspx "Big Petero up with the best, say greats" - nrl.com article, Tuesday, May 1, 2007 - 4:38 PM]
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