Petero Civoniceva

Petero Civoniceva

Civoniceva at the Fiji Bati awards, Nov 2013
Personal information
Born	(1976-04-21) 21 April 1976 (age 40) Suva, Fiji
Height	193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	116 kg (18 st 4 lb)
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1998–07 Brisbane Broncos 215 22 0 0 88 2008–11 Penrith Panthers 74 3 0 0 12 2012 Brisbane Broncos 20 0 0 0 0 2017 Western Wasps 2 1 0 0 4 Total 311 26 0 0 104 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2001–12 Queensland 33 1 0 0 4 2001–11 Australia 45 2 0 0 8 2009 Prime Minister's XIII 1 0 0 0 0 2013–14 Fiji 6 0 0 0 0
As of 3 May 2014 Source: NRL Stats, League Central and Rugby League Project

Petero Civoniceva (Fijian pronunciation: [pe te ro ðɪ βo ni ðe βa]; born 21 April 1976), is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of 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 player of the year.

The correct Fijian pronunciation of his surname is "thee-vo-ni-there-va" /ˈðɪvənəˈðɛvʌ/ as the Fijian 'c’ is pronounced as a 'th'. However, for ease of pronunciation his surname is usually said with the 'c' sounded as an 's' as in the usual English pronunciation of the letter.