Name Junior Roqica Height 1.95 m Career start 2014 | Role Footballer Weight 105 kg Education Holy Cross College, Ryde | |
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Junior Roqica pronounced Rong-itha (born 13 February 1991) is an Fijian Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks of the National Rugby League. He primarily plays prop and second-row.
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Playing career
Born in Camperdown, New South Wales, Roqica 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. He played for the Tigers' NYC team from 2008 to 2011.
In 2012, Roqica joined the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.
In 2013, Roqica joined the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.
In Round 11 of the 2014 NRL season, Roqica made his NRL debut for the Sharks against the South Sydney Rabbitohs.
Representative career
Roqica played for the New South Wales Catholic Colleges team when he was 17.
In 2009, Roqica played for the Australian schoolboys.
In 2013, Roqica was named in the Fiji squad for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup. He made his international debut against Ireland. 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.