Sitiveni Moceidreke

Sitiveni Moceidreke (born 27 November 1994) is a Fiji international rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback, centre, wing and five-eighth for the Sunshine Coast Falcons in the Queensland Cup competition.[2][3] He has previously played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League.

For the Fijian Olympic sprinter, see Sitiveni Moceidreke (athlete).

Sitiveni Moceidreke
Personal information
Born (1994-11-27) 27 November 1994
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight100 kg (15 st 10 lb)
Playing information
PositionWing, Centre, Five-eighth, Fullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017 South Sydney 1 1 0 0 4
2018 Canberra Raiders 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1 1 0 0 4
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2014– Fiji 6 0 7 0 14
As of 28 July 2019
Source: [1]

Background

Born in Sydney, Australia, Moceidreke is of Fijian descent.[4] He played his junior rugby league for Hurstville United, before being signed by the St. George Illawarra Dragons.

Playing career

Early career

In 2012, Moceidreke played for St George Dragons in the SG Ball competition.[5] In 2013 and 2014, Moceidreke moved up to St George Illawarra's NYC team.[6] He then signed with the Illawarra Cutters for the 2015 season.[7] In 2016, he signed with the North Sydney Bears.[8] In the same year, Moceidreke played for Fiji against Papua New Guinea in the 2016 Melanesian Cup, playing at five-eighth.[9] Later in the year, he again played for Fiji against Samoa, playing at fullback. Moceidreke continued to be a mainstay of The North Sydney team in 2016 making a total of 21 appearances for the season.[10]

2017

Moceidreke began the 2017 playing for the North Sydney Bears in the Intrust Super Premiership NSW. After an impressive performance in the ISP round 2 match, scoring four tries, he was signed by the South Sydney Rabbitohs.[4] On his NRL debut in the fourth round, he scored the only try for South Sydney in their 20–6 loss to the Sydney Roosters.[11] Moceidreke was selected in the Fijian squad to play in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup. On 15 November 2017, it was revealed that Moceidreke had signed a deal with Canberra Raiders feeder club side The Mount Pritchard Mounties for The 2018 season as part of an opportunity to get a trial and train contract for the NRL squad.[12]

2018

Moceidreke made 19 appearances for Mounties scoring 9 tries and kicking 52 goals finishing with a total of 140 points for the season.[13]

2019

After being released by Canberra, Moceidreke joined the Sunshine Coast in the Queensland Cup competition.[14]

2020

Moceidreke played for the Melbourne Storm at the NRL Nines in Perth, Western Australia.

References
  1. "Sitiveni Moceidreke - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 27 November 1994. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  2. "Sitiveni Moceidreke". League Unlimited. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  3. "PNG Kumuls win Pacific rugby league thriller". Fiji Times. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  4. Last Updated: 23/03/17 2:24pm (23 March 2017). "Sitiveni Moceidreke - Rabbitohs". Rabbitohs. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  5. "Statistics for St George Dragons playing in 2012 S G Ball". SportsTG. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  6. "M". Nyc Database. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  7. "Competition Stats - SportsTG". SportsTG. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  8. "Out of Hibernation - NSWRL". NSWRL. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  9. "PNG stuns Fiji in a thriller". nrl.com. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  10. http://www.ssralmanac.com/mobile/pastplayers_bears.htm
  11. "Roosters dispose of sloppy Souths". National Rugby League. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  12. https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-market-watch-dragon-makes-bizarre-rugby-switch-titans-roosters-sign-young-gun/news-story/3cba59ce98d2da26b9145f4caa221e19
  13. https://www.nswrl.com.au/players/intrust-super-premiership-nsw/mounties/sitiveni-moceidreke/
  14. "Player Profile". QRL.
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