Sitiveni Moceidreke

Sitiveni Moceidreke (born 27 November 1994) is a Fiji international rugby league footballer who plays as a centre, fullback, scrum-half and stand-off for the London Broncos in the RFL Championship.[3][4]

For the Fijian Olympic sprinter, see Sitiveni Moceidreke (athlete).

Siti Moceidreke
Personal information
Full nameSitiveni Moceidreke
Born (1994-11-27) 27 November 1994
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight15 st 10 lb (100 kg)
Playing information
PositionCentre, Fullback, Scrum-half, Stand-off
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017 South Sydney 1 1 0 0 4
2022– London Broncos 24 6 13 0 50
Total 25 7 13 0 54
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2014– Fiji 9 0 8 0 16
Source: [1][2]
As of 5 November 2022

He has previously played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NRL.

Background

Born in Sydney, Australia, Moceidreke is of Fijian descent.[5] He played his junior rugby league for Hurstville United, before being signed by the St. George Illawarra Dragons. His younger brother, Laitia, is a professional rugby league player for the North Queensland Cowboys.

Playing career

Early career

In 2012, Moceidreke played for St George Dragons in the SG Ball competition.[6] In 2013 and 2014, Moceidreke moved up to St George Illawarra's NYC team.[7] He then signed with the Illawarra Cutters for the 2015 season.[8] In 2016, he signed with the North Sydney Bears.[9] In the same year, Moceidreke played for Fiji against Papua New Guinea in the 2016 Melanesian Cup, playing at five-eighth.[10] Later in the year, he again played for Fiji against Samoa, playing at fullback. Moceidreke continued to be a mainstay of The North Sydney team in 2016 making a total of 21 appearances for the season.[11]

2017

Moceidreke began the 2017 playing for the North Sydney Bears in the Intrust Super Premiership NSW. After an impressive performance in the ISP round 2 match, scoring four tries, he was signed by the South Sydney Rabbitohs.[5] On his NRL debut in the fourth round, he scored the only try for South Sydney in their 20–6 loss to the Sydney Roosters.[12] Moceidreke was selected in the Fijian squad to play in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup. On 15 November 2017, it was revealed that Moceidreke had signed a deal with Canberra Raiders feeder club side The Mount Pritchard Mounties for The 2018 season as part of an opportunity to get a trial and train contract for the NRL squad.[13]

2018

Moceidreke made 19 appearances for Mounties scoring 9 tries and kicking 52 goals finishing with a total of 140 points for the season.[14]

2019

After being released by Canberra, Moceidreke joined the Sunshine Coast in the Queensland Cup competition.[15]

2020

Moceidreke played for the Melbourne Storm at the NRL Nines in Perth, Western Australia.

2021

In January 2021, he joined St. George in the NSW Cup. He made his debut in round 1 of the competition against Newtown at Kogarah Oval.[16]

2022

In January 2022, it was announced that he had signed for the London Broncos in the Championship.

References
  1. "Player Summary: Stiveni Moceidreke". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  2. "Sitiveni Moceidreke - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 27 November 1994. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  3. "Sitiveni Moceidreke". League Unlimited. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  4. "PNG Kumuls win Pacific rugby league thriller". Fiji Times. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  5. Last Updated: 23/03/17 2:24pm (23 March 2017). "Sitiveni Moceidreke - Rabbitohs". Rabbitohs. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  6. "Statistics for St George Dragons playing in 2012 S G Ball". SportsTG. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  7. "M". Nyc Database. 27 December 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  8. "Competition Stats - SportsTG". SportsTG. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  9. "Out of Hibernation - NSWRL". NSWRL. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  10. "PNG stuns Fiji in a thriller". nrl.com. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  11. "South Sydney Rabbitohs North Sydney Bears Affiliated Players".
  12. "Roosters dispose of sloppy Souths". National Rugby League. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  13. "NRL Market Watch: Dragon makes bizarre rugby switch, Titans Roosters sign young gun". 14 November 2017.
  14. "Official Intrust Super Premiership profile of Sitiveni Moceidreke for Mounties - NSWRL". www.nswrl.com.au. Archived from the original on 29 March 2018.
  15. "Player Profile". QRL.
  16. "Player Profile". www.dragons.com.au.
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