Honours
- England U20
- World Rugby Under 20 Championship
Champion (1): 2024
| Birth name | Vilikesa Sela | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 12 April 2005 [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 116 kg (18 st 4 lb; 256 lb) [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Beechen Cliff School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Bath | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vilikesa "Billy" Sela (born 12 April 2005) is an English rugby union player who plays as a prop forward for Bath Rugby.
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]
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]
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]
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