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Junior Roqica
Roqica playing for the Bulldogs in 2012.
Personal information
Full nameVitale Junior Roqica[1]
Born (1991-02-13) 13 February 1991 (age 33)
Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia[2]
Height195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight105 kg (16 st 7 lb)
Playing information
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2014– Cronulla-Sutherland 6 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013–14 Fiji 6 1 0 0 4
Source: [3]

Junior Roqica pronounced Rong-itha (born 13 February 1991) is an Australian[4] professional rugby league footballer for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks of the National Rugby League. He primarily plays prop and second-row.

Playing career

Born in Camperdown, New South Wales,[2] Roqica played his junior football for the Concord Burwood Wolves and Holy Cross Rhinos, while participating in the Balmain Tigers development program before being signed by the Wests Tigers. He played for the Tigers' NYC team from 2008 to 2011.[5]

In 2012, Roqica joined the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.

In 2013, Roqica joined the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.

In Round 11 of the 2014 NRL season, Roqica made his NRL debut for the Sharks against the South Sydney Rabbitohs.[6]

Representative career

Roqica played for the New South Wales Catholic Colleges team when he was 17.[7]

In 2009, Roqica played for the Australian schoolboys.[8]

In 2013, Roqica was named in the Fiji squad for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup. He made his international debut against Ireland.[9] He scored the decisive try in Fiji's quarter-final victory over Samoa.

In May 2014, Roqica played for Fiji in the 2014 Pacific Rugby League International.

References

  1. ^ "Rugby League World Cup 2013". Rlwc2013.com. 13 February 1991. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Junior Roqica - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  4. ^ http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=103335
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Updated Team Lists: Round 11". NRL.com. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  7. ^ Chris Karas (23 July 2008). "Sports News". Weekly Times. Retrieved 29 March 2011. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ "Junior Roqica". weststigers.com.au. Retrieved 26 May 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ "Civoniceva, Wes Naiqama to lead Fiji Bati". Fijilive.com. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
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