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Nafe Seluini Personal information Full name Nafetalai Seluini Born 21 June 1990
New ZealandHeight 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) Weight 75 kg (11 st 11 lb) Playing information Position Hooker Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2011– Penrith Panthers 12 1 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2009 Tonga Source: RLP Nafe Seluini is a New Zealand rugby league player who currently plays professionally in the National Rugby League for the Penrith Panthers. His position of preference is at Hooker.
Playing career
A Mangere East Hawks junior in the Auckland Rugby League competition, Seluini began his career at the New Zealand Warriors, first playing in their Toyota Cup team in 2008.[1][2] Seluini represented Tonga in a 2009 Test match against the New Zealand Kiwis.[3]
He was part of the Junior Warriors side that won the 2010 Toyota Cup grand final.[4] He won the Warriors' 2010 NYC Player of the Year award and finished his career with fifty two Toyota Cup matches, twenty one tries and one goal.[1][5]
In 2010 Seluini played for the Junior Kiwis before signing with the Penrith Panthers for the 2011 season.[6]
Seluini made his first grade debut for the Penrith Panthers in Round 4 2011 against the Brisbane Broncos coming off the bench in the 18-10 loss.
Seluini scored his first NRL try in round 8 against his former side the New Zealand Warriors.
References
- ^ a b "Seluini named Junior Warriors player of the year". 3 News. 22 September 2010. http://www.3news.co.nz/Seluini-named-Junior-Warriors-player-of-the-year/tabid/415/articleID/177537/Default.aspx. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
- ^ Nafe Seluini couriermail.com.au
- ^ Mateo to headline Tonga's act in Test nrl.com, 8 October 2009
- ^ "NRL: Warriors unchanged for final". The New Zealand Herald. NZPA. 29 September 2010. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10676767&ref=rss. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
- ^ Nafe Seluini nzleague.co.nz
- ^ Nine NYC-winning Warriors named in Jnr Kiwis NRL.com, 6 October 2010
External links
- Nafe Seluini NRL.com
Penrith Panthers – current squad Austin · Civoniceva (c) · Bell · Burns · Coote · Earl · Elford · Fatiaki · Gibb · M. Gordon · Y. Gordon · Grant · Iosefa · Jennings · Kingston · Lewis · McKendry · Plum · Purtell · Seluini · Siejka · Simmons · Smith · Tahu · Tighe · Vaivai · Walker · Walsh · Waterhouse · Weston · Winitana · Worrincy ·
Coach: Georgallis Coach's Advisor: Gould
Categories:- Living people
- New Zealand rugby league players
- 1990 births
- Tonga national rugby league team players
- Penrith Panthers players
- New Zealand Warriors players
- Rugby league hookers
- Mangere East Hawks players
- Former students of St Paul's College, Auckland
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