Junior Roqica

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Junior Roqica
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Personal information
Full nameVitale Junior Roqica [1]
Born (1991-02-13) 13 February 1991 (age 33)
Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia [2]
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight17 st 5 lb (110 kg)
Playing information
Position Prop, Second-row
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2014 Cronulla Sharks 60000
2017 London Broncos 2050020
Total2650020
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2013–19 Fiji 151106
2019 Fiji Prime Minister's XIII 10000
Source: [3] [4]
As of 10 November 2023

Vitale Junior Roqica (born 13 February 1991) is a Fiji international rugby league footballer who plays as a prop or second-row forward.

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He played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL and the London Broncos in the Championship, and was contracted to the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League.

Early life

Roqica was born in Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia and is of Fijian descent. [2] [5] He 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.

Playing career

Wests Tigers

Roqica played for the Wests Tigers' NYC team from 2008 to 2011. [6]

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

In 2012, Roqica joined the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.

He failed to play a game in the NRL for Canterbury-Bankstown, but featured in their NSW Cup side. [7]

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

In 2013, Roqica joined the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.

In Round 11 of the 2014 NRL season, Roqica made his NRL début for Cronulla-Sutherland against the South Sydney Rabbitohs. [8]

Whilst contracted to Cronulla-Sutherland, Roqica spent most of playing time on the field for the Newtown club, playing in the NSW Cup and the rebranded Intrust Super Premiership NSW. [9]

London Broncos

Roqica joined London ahead of the 2017 Super League season. [10]

Representative career

Roqica played for the New South Wales Catholic Colleges team when he was 17. [11]

In 2009, Roqica played for the Australian schoolboys. [12]

In 2013, Roqica was named in the Fiji squad for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup. He made his international début against Ireland. [13] 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.

On 7 May 2016, Roqica played for Fiji against Papua New Guinea in the 2016 Melanesian Cup. [14]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Junior Roqica player results, scores, news and statistics". Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Junior Roqica – Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project.
  4. ↑ loverugbyleague
  5. ↑ Kumar, Rashneel (13 October 2008). "Young Roqica, the new name in league". Fiji Times. Archived from the original on 25 August 2012.
  6. ↑ "Junior Roqica player results, scores, news and statistics". Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  7. ↑ "Pritchard Returns for Trip Over Tasman". Bulldogs. 13 March 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  8. ↑ "Updated Team Lists: Round 11". National Rugby League. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "Newtown Jets continue to contribute to top-level Rugby League representative ranks". Newtown Jets. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  10. ↑ "Broncos sign Cronulla Sharks' Junior Roqica". Zero Tackle. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
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  13. ↑ "Civoniceva, Wes Naiqama to lead Fiji Bati". Fijilive.com. 19 September 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
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