Anthony Seuseu (born 24 March 1979) is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer. His position of choice was as a prop.[1] He is the younger brother of Jerry Seuseu.
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| Born | 24 March 1979 New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
editEarly years
editA Counties Manukau Heroes player in the Lion Red Cup, in 1998 Seuseu played for the Mangere East Hawks in the Auckland Rugby League competition.[2]
In New Zealand
editSeuseu then joined the Hibiscus Coast Raiders, playing in New Zealand's Bartercard Cup.[3] He toured Australia with the New Zealand Residents in 2000.[4][5] Like his brother Jerry he eventually made the New Zealand Warriors squad, playing one National Rugby League game in 2001. In 2002 he was again in the squad however he did not play any first grade games.
Move to England
editSeuseu signed for the Halifax in 2003, a club in the English Super League.[6] However, due to work permit problems his arrival was held up and he was rushed into the squad, playing his first game the week he arrived.[7] He played twelve games for Halifax.
He joined Doncaster for the remainder of the year, playing in the National Leagues.[8]
Retirement
editSeuseu has since returned to New Zealand. In 2007 he was the trainer for the Auckland Harbour U/18's side.[9]
Anthony is currently the CEO of Digicel Samoa Limited and joined Digicel in 2019 after working in the telecommunication industry in New Zealand for over 15 years.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b "Anthony Seuseu Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ New Zealand Rugby League Annual '98, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1998. p. 128
- ^ Round 7 Bartercard Cup Teams rleague.com
- ^ Johns named halfback and captain AAP Sports News (Australia), 10 October 2000
- ^ NZ Residents end trip with a flourish The Press, 27 July 2000
- ^ 2003 Halifax RLFC BBC, 7 March 2003
- ^ Roosters raring to go without warm-up[dead link] The Independent, 7 February 2003
- ^ Lowes in the dock after confronting referee The Independent, 24 June 2003
- ^ 2007 Coach's / Managers / Trainers Achievements Archived 26 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine Auckland Rugby League
- ^ Anthony Seuseu, digicelpacific.com