24 Facts About Petero Civoniceva

Late in his career whilst playing for the Redcliffe Dolphins in the Queensland Cup, Petero Civoniceva captained the Fiji 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.

Civoniceva was born in Suva, Fiji, where his father, Petero Sr, was a rugby union player.

Petero Civoniceva's parents moved to Redcliffe, Queensland before his first birthday.

Petero Civoniceva played junior football for the Redcliffe Dolphins until 1994.

Petero Civoniceva 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.

Petero Civoniceva missed the Broncos grand final victory in 2000 due to injury, as well as Australia's 2000 World Cup campaign.

FC for the 2001 World Club Challenge, with Petero Civoniceva playing at prop forward in Brisbane's loss.

Petero Civoniceva won the Brisbane club's coveted Player of the Year award in 2004.

Petero Civoniceva was the 2006 Brisbane Broncos season's player of the year and he played at prop in the Broncos' 2006 NRL Grand Final victory.

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

Petero Civoniceva signed to play for the Penrith Panthers for the 2008 season.

Petero Civoniceva's move to New South Wales and another NRL team rather than relocating to England allowed him to continue to be available to represent both Australia and Queensland.

Petero Civoniceva re-signed with Penrith until the end of 2012.

Petero Civoniceva 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.

Petero Civoniceva succumbed to a torn pectoral muscle injury during the 22nd minute of the game.

On 8 May 2012, Petero Civoniceva announced his retirement effective at the conclusion of the 2012 season.

Petero Civoniceva was selected to play for Queensland in the 2012 State of Origin series.

Petero Civoniceva announced he would play for the Redcliffe Dolphins in the Queensland Cup during the 2013 season.

Petero Civoniceva was selected in the Australian team to compete in the end of season 2004 Rugby League Tri-Nations tournament.

Petero Civoniceva was again selected to play for the Australia national team as a prop forward the 2007 ANZAC Test match victory against New Zealand.

Petero Civoniceva was selected for Australia in the one-off test match against New Zealand on 8 May 2009.

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

Later on in the year, Petero Civoniceva became an assistant coach, assisting main coach Rick Stone.