Billy Sela

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Billy Sela
Birth nameVilikesa Sela
Date of birth (2005-04-12) 12 April 2005 (age 20) [1]
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight116 kg (18 st 4 lb; 256 lb) [2]
School Beechen Cliff School
University University of Bath
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Royal Wooton Bassett ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Bath ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
England U18s
– England U20s

Vilikesa "Billy" Sela (born 12 April 2005) is an English rugby union player who plays as a prop forward for Bath Rugby.

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Early life

Sela is from Hounslow and of Fijian descent. [3] He attended Beechen Cliff School in Bath, England. Having first played rugby at Royal Wootton Bassett, he joined Bath Rugby Academy at 15 years-old. He later attended the University of Bath. [4] [5]

Club career

He was part of the senior academy intake for Bath Rugby ahead of the 2023–24 season. [6] He featured for the Bath first team in pre-season friendly matches ahead of the 2024–25 season with the Bath coaching staff confirming he was part of their first team plans. [7] He was named amongst the match day substitutes for Bath's Premiership Rugby match on 29 September 2024 against Leicester Tigers, making his senior debut as a second-half replacement. [8] [9] He was named in the Bath starting XV for his European Rugby Champions Cup debut against Benetton Rugby on 15 December 2024. [10]

International career

He played for England at U18 and U20 level, and was a member of the England U20 squad which won the 2024 World Rugby U20 Championship. [5] [4] [11] In November 2024, he was called-up to the England A national rugby union team. [12]

In June 2025, he was named in the England U20 squad for the 2025 World Rugby U20 Championship. [13]

Honours

England U20

References

  1. ↑ "Billy Sela". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  2. ↑ "Billy Sela". All Rugby. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  3. ↑ Graham, Josh (1 February 2024). "Rising world". Rugby World. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Young Guns:Billy Sela". The Rugby Paper. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  5. 1 2 King, Ben (23 February 2024). "Billy Sela Exclusive: 'BUCS Super Rugby has prepared me well for these Six Nations games'". Talking Rugby Union. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  6. ↑ "Bath confirm 2023/24 squad". Huge Rugby. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  7. ↑ Heagney, Liam (19 September 2024). "The Bath prediction about Billy Sela, their U20s World Cup winner". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  8. ↑ Newboult, Colin (27 September 2024). "Premiership: Anthony Watson returns after nine-month absence as fellow England stars earn first starts of the season". Planet Rugby. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  9. ↑ Darcy, Olly; Evely, John (29 September 2024). "Bath Rugby player ratings from Leicester Tigers victory – 'Reached a new level'" . Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  10. ↑ Evely, John (13 December 2024). "Benetton v Bath Rugby team news live announcements ahead of Champions Cup clash". Somerset Live. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  11. ↑ "International watch: Sela and Treacey named for U18 International series". Bath Rugby. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  12. ↑ Morgan, Charlie (6 November 2024). "Gabriel Ibitoye called up to England A squad for Australia fixture". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  13. ↑ Raisey, Josh (19 June 2025). "England name squad for U20 world title defence with 8 champions returning". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
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