Pita Godinet

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Pita Godinet
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Personal information
Born (1987-12-21) 21 December 1987 (age 35) [1]
Christchurch, New Zealand
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Weight78 kg (12 st 4 lb) [1]
Playing information
Position Hooker, Halfback, Five-eighth
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2011–13 New Zealand Warriors 1840016
2014–15 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 41143062
2016 Manly Sea Eagles 21106
2018 Wests Tigers 90000
2019–21 Villeneuve 1435022
2021–22 Atlanta Rhinos 00000
2023– Dapto Canaries 00000
Total842290106
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2010–17 Samoa 1550020
Source: [2] [3] [7]
As of 17 January 2023

Pita Godinet (born 21 December 1987) is a Samoa international rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for the Dapto Canaries in the Illawarra Rugby League.

Contents

Background

Godinet was born in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Early years

Godinet is a Sydenham and Richmond Rovers junior. [8] [9]

Playing career

Godinet played for the Waitakere Rangers in the 2007 Bartercard Cup. [10]

In 2008 he represented Auckland in the Bartercard Premiership, and played for the Auckland Vulcans in the NSW Cup. He was named the Vulcans rookie of the year. [10]

Te Atatu Roosters

In 2010 Godinet signed with the Te Atatu Roosters in the Auckland Rugby League competition. [11] In 2010 he represented Auckland in the Albert Baskerville Trophy, and played for the Auckland Vulcans in the NSW Cup. He was selected at halfback in the NSW Cup team of the year. [12]

New Zealand Warriors

In October 2010 Godinet was signed by the New Zealand Warriors to take part in their 2010-2011 pre-season training. [13] This was updated to a full-time contract in February 2011. [14] He was also part of the Manurewa Marlins in 2011. [15] He has re-signed with the Warriors until the end of 2013. [16]

Godinet was named to make his National Rugby League début on 24 July 2011, replacing an injured Lance Hohaia. [17] Godinet had a "dream debut", scoring a try in his first match. [18]

Manly Sea Eagles

During the 2016 pre-season, Godinet trialled with the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, and was subsequently signed to a one-year contract. [19] [20] [21]

Godinet featured for the Manly Sea Eagles in the 2017 NRL Auckland Nines, and signed for the Wests Tigers in December 2017. [4] [22] [6]

Atlanta Rhinos

On 11 May 2021 it was reported that he had signed for the Atlanta Rhinos in the North American Rugby League [23]

Representative career

Godinet made his début for Samoa on 16 October 2010, being called into the side to replace the injured Ben Roberts at halfback. Godinet scored the only try for Samoa. [24]

In 2013, Godinet was selected to play for the Samoans in their 2013 Rugby League World Cup campaign. He appeared in all four of the Samoans' games in the Tournament. He scored one try against the French in the group stage.

On 7 October 2014, Godinet was selected in the Samoa national rugby league team 24-man squad for the 2014 Four Nations series. [25] [26]

In 2016 Godinet played for Amerika Samoa in the Cabramatta International Nines tournament. [27] On 7 May 2016, Godinet returned to playing for Samoa, playing in the 2016 Polynesian Cup against Tonga where he played as the halfback in the 18–6 win at Parramatta Stadium. [28] Later in the year, he was also part of the Samoan team that took on Fiji in a historical test match in Apia.

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References

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  2. ↑ loverugbyleague
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  4. 1 2 "Wests Tigers sign Pita Godinet". NRL CLUBS. NRL Digital Media. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "2017 Downer NRL Auckland Nines squads". NRL. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Halftime at Eden Park: MANLY 17 ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA 11". The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  7. ↑ Godinet signed for the Wests Tigers in December 2017, and featured for the Manly Sea Eagles in the 2017 NRL Auckland Nines. [4] [5] [6]
  8. ↑ Pita Godinet NSWRL
  9. ↑ "Godinet and Houma secure NRL contracts". 26 February 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  10. 1 2 Pita Godinet prosportplayaz.co.nz
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  12. ↑ "Pita Godinet named in NSW Cup Team of the Year". leagueunlimited.com. 9 September 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  13. ↑ NZRL Upgrades Challenge Trophy For First Ever Kiwis-Samoa Test Voxy.co.nz, 15 October 2010.
  14. ↑ "NRL: Warriors sign two local youngsters". The New Zealand Herald . NZPA. 27 February 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
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  17. ↑ Deane, Steve (23 July 2011). "NRL: Moon rising in team's centre stakes". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  18. ↑ "NRL: Dream début for Godinet". The New Zealand Herald . NZPA. 25 July 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
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