Peni Botiki

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Peni Botiki
Personal information
Born (1989-01-30) 30 January 1989 (age 35)
Fiji
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight100 kg (15 st 10 lb)
Playing information
PositionCentre, Loose forward, Prop
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013–14 Fiji 3 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]
As of 3 May 2014

Peni Botiki is a Fijian rugby league footballer who represented Fiji in the 2013 World Cup.

Playing career[edit]

Botiki played for the Saru Dragons in the Western Conference of the Fiji National Rugby League Competition, winning the player of the year award in 2011.[2]

In 2012 he moved to Australia, joining the Collegians in the Illawarra Rugby League competition.[3] At the end of the year he was named the Australian Fiji Rugby League player of the year.[4]

He returned to Fiji and the Saru Dragons for the 2013 season.[5] In 2013, Botiki was named in the Fiji squad for the World Cup.[6]

In May 2014, Botiki played for Fiji in the 2014 Pacific Rugby League International.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Peni Botiki rugbyleagueproject.org
  2. ^ Botiki a boost for squad fijitimes.com, 12 March 2013
  3. ^ Rivals set for tough eliminator illawarramercury.com.au, 10 August 2012
  4. ^ Sutton confirms fijisun.com.fj, 6 March 2013
  5. ^ Sutton and Uate in for Fiji Bati fbc.com, 30 September 2013
  6. ^ 24-man squads for all RLWC2013 nations announced[usurped] rlwc2013.com, 9 October 2013