Petero Civoniceva

Quick Facts

Full Name	Petero Civoniceva
Occupation	Rugby League Player
Date Of Birth	Apr 21, 1976(1976-04-21)
Age	48
Birthplace	Suva
Country	Fiji
Birth City	Suva
Horoscope	Taurus

Petero Civoniceva Biography

Petero Civoniceva is one of the most popular and richest Rugby League Player who was born on April 21, 1976 in Suva, Suva, Fiji. Petero Civoniceva (Fijian pronunciation: [petero ðɪβoniðeβa] ; born 21 April 1976), is an Fijian-Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. A Queensland State of Origin and Australian international representative prop forward, in 2009 he broke the record for most international matches for Australia of any forward in history. Civoniceva played his club football for the Brisbane Broncos, with whom he won the 1998, 2000 and 2006 NRL Premierships, as well as for the Penrith Panthers, whom he captained. Late in his career whilst playing for the Redcliffe Dolphins in the Queensland Cup, Civoniceva captained the Fijian national team in their 2013 Rugby League World Cup campaign. The Petero Civoniceva Medal is awarded to the Australian Fijian rugby league footballer of the year, while the Civoniceva Medal is awarded to the Queensland Cup player voted as the best and fairest.

Following the 2003 NRL season, Civoniceva played in the 2003 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France, helping Australia to victory over Great Britain in what would be the last time the two nations contested an Ashes series.

Civoniceva’s Brisbane contract ended at the conclusion of the 2007 season. The Broncos decision to withdraw the contract to the prop was due to salary cap restrictions.

In round 8 of NRL season 2007, Civoniceva played his 200th game for the Brisbane club, becoming only the eighth Broncos player to ever do so.

Civoniceva missed the Broncos grand final victory in 2000 due to injury, as well as Australia’s 2000 World Cup campaign. Having won the 2000 NRL Premiership, the Broncos travelled to England to play against 2000’s Super League V Champions, St Helens R.F.C. for the 2001 World Club Challenge, with Civoniceva playing at prop forward in Brisbane’s loss. His international and State of Origin debuts followed during that year. At the end of the 2001 NRL season, he went on the 2001 Kangaroo tour.

Petero Civoniceva Net Worth

Petero Civoniceva is one of the richest Rugby League Player from Fiji. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Petero Civoniceva 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Civoniceva was born in Suva, Fiji, where his father, Petero Sr, was a rugby union player. Civoniceva’s parents moved to Redcliffe, Queensland before his first birthday. There he attended Humpybong State School, then Redcliffe State High School before finishing his senior schooling at Frawley College, now known as Southern Cross Catholic College. He played junior football for the Redcliffe Dolphins until 1994.

After playing 39 reserve grade games he began his NRL career as a centre with the Brisbane Broncos. He won the club’s Rookie of the Year award in 1998 and went on to play from the bench in Brisbane’s 1998 NRL grand final win at the end of the season.

Civoniceva won the Brisbane club’s coveted Player of the Year award in 2004. Civoniceva was selected in the Australian team to compete in the end of season 2004 Rugby League Tri-Nations tournament. In the final game against Great Britain he played prop forward in the Kangaroos’ 44–4 victory. He was the 2006 Brisbane Broncos season’s player of the year and he played at prop in the Broncos’ 2006 NRL Grand Final victory. As 2006 NRL Premiers, the Brisbane Broncos travelled to England to face 2006 Super League champions, St Helens R.F.C. in the 2007 World Club Challenge. Civoniceva played as a prop forward in the Broncos’ 14–18 loss against St Helens,

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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He went on to play in Queensland’s State of Origin victories in game 1 and then game 2, but suffered a season-ending foot injury in the first half of the second match. After sitting out the remainder of the NRL season, his next match was for Australia against New Zealand in the opening match of the 2009 Four Nations in London. By playing in the final, a victory against England, Civoniceva became the first forward in history to play forty internationals for Australia.

Facts & Trivia

Petero Ranked on the list of most popular Rugby League Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Fiji. Petero Civoniceva celebrates birthday on April 21 of every year.

His deal with Penrith was set to expire at the end of the 2009 NRL season. He re-signed with Penrith until the end of 2012.

How old was Petero Civoniceva when he retired?

The 36-year-old said it was a difficult decision but one he knew had to be made. “The time is right,” Civoniceva said. “It is a hard decision to make and we would all like to continue on forever.

Where was Petero Civoniceva?

Petero is a former rugby league player, who was born in Suva, Fiji. He played 235 games for the Brisbane Broncos, winning two NRL Grandfinals in 1998 and 2006. He played 74 games for the Penrith Panthers, becoming the 17th player in NRL history to play 300 NRL games.