Harry Siejka
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| Born | 3 February 1992 Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (13 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Five-eighth, Halfback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Flyhalf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Harrison "Harry" Siejka (
Early years
Siejka was born in Bathurst in regional New South Wales[4] and is of Polish descent. He played his junior rugby league for the Bathurst Panthers.
Playing career
Siejka joined the
He played in the Penrith NYC Team from 2010 until 2012. On 30 July 2011, Siejka made his
Siejka joined the New Zealand Warriors for the 2013 season.[5]
On 12 June 2013, Siejka was released from his Warriors contract, after failing to make a single first-grade appearance for the club. He subsequently joined the
Bradford Bulls
Siejka signed for Bradford on a 2 year deal. He featured in the pre-season friendlies against Castleford Tigers and Leeds Rhinos. He scored a goal against the Castleford Tigers.
He featured in round 1 (
He was released from his contract by mutual consent on 6 November 2015[8]
Later years
In 2016, Siejka played for the
Siejka represented Poland in rugby league at the 2018 Emerging Nations World Championship.
He became a dual-code international when he debuted for Poland in rugby union during the 2018–19 Rugby Europe Trophy, against Lithuania on 3 November 2018.[10] He also played against the Netherlands on 17 November.[11]
In 2023, Siejka signed on as Captain-Coach for the Cessnock Goannas. In June 2023, Siejka received a four match ban.
References
- ^ loverugbyleague
- ^ Harry Siejka rugbyleagueproject.org
- ^ "Harry Siejka NRL Player Profile". Archived from the original on 5 September 2013.
- ^ Grant, Alexander (24 September 2014). "Siejkas a Bull at the Gate". Western Advocate. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ a b Siejka departs Penrith Panthers to join the New Zealand Warriors Herald Sun, 30 November 2012
- ^ "Harry Siejka". National Rugby League. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012.
- ^ Dragons sign Siejka for rest of season stuff.co.nz, 20 June 2013
- ^ "Harry Siejka set to leave Bradford Bulls". 6 November 2015.
- ^ "Bulldogs Bite Penrith". 20 August 2016.
- ^ "Poland 33-0 Lithuania". Rugby Europe. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ "Poland 0-49 Netherlands". Rugby Europe. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.