Junior Pelesasa

Infobox Rugby Union biography
playername = Junior Pelesasa


fullname = Junior Pelesasa
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1980|10|17|df=yes
cityofbirth =
countryofbirth = New Zealand
height = convert|180|cm|ftin|abbr=on
weight = convert|94|kg|stlb|abbr=on
nickname =
school = Nudgee College
university =
relatives =
position = Centre
currentclub = Western Force
clubnumber = 27
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years =
clubs = Brisbane Broncos
caps(points) =
ru_provinceyears =
ru_province = Perth Spirit
Wanneroo
ru_provincecaps =
super14years = 1999 ‐ __
2006 ‐
super14 = Queensland Reds
Western Force
super14caps = 33
17
youthrepyears = 1998
2001
youthrepteam = Australia Schoolboys
Australia U-21
youthrepcaps(points) = 6
repyears = 2005 ‐
repteam = Australia A
repcaps(points) =
ru_sevensnationalyears =
ru_sevensnationalteam =
ru_sevensnationalcomp =
pcupdate =
repupdate =

Junior Pelesasa (born 17 October 1980 in New Zealand) is an Australian rugby union footballer. He plays as a centre.

Junior is 1.8 m tall and weighs 94 kg. Junior moved to Australia from New Zealand at the age of 16. He has represented Australia at Schoolboy, Under 21 and 'A' level.He spent two years playing for the Brisbane Broncos rugby league team after which he left rugby league and joined Rugby Union playing for the Queensland provincial side before being drafted into the Queensland Reds Super 12 side where he played 33 matches for them. In 2006 he moved to a new Super Rugby franchise known as the Western Force. He has to-date played 5 matches for his new team which finished last in the 2006 Super 14 competition.

References

External links

* [http://www.westernforce.com.au/players/junior_pelesasa,30461.html/section/29976 Western Force profile]