Constantine Mika

Constantine Mika (born 14 September 1989) is a Samoa international rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row and lock for Villeneuve in the Elite One Championship.

Constantine Mika
Personal information
Born (1989-09-14) 14 September 1989
Auckland, New Zealand
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight105 kg (16 st 7 lb)
Playing information
Rugby league
PositionSecond-row, Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2009–11 Newcastle Knights 14 1 0 0 4
2012–13 Hull Kingston Rovers 52 10 0 0 40
2016–20 Toulouse Olympique 96 26 0 0 72
2020– Villeneuve Leopards
Total 162 37 0 0 116
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2010 Samoa 1 0 0 0 0
2012 Exiles 1 0 0 0 0
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2015–16 Provence Rugby
As of 11 April 2018
Source: [1][2]

He previously played for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL, Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League, Toulouse Olympique in the Betfred Championship, as well as a spell playing rugby union for Provence Rugby in the French Pro D2.

Background

Mika was born in Auckland, New Zealand.

Early years

Mika joined the New Zealand Warriors from the local Auckland Rugby League competition where he played for Otahuhu and the Tamaki Titans in the Bartercard Cup. He made two appearances in the Toyota Cup for the Junior Warriors, however he could not break into the Warriors first grade team.[3]

Newcastle Knights

Mika joined the Newcastle Knights from the 2009 season.[4] He made his first grade début in Round 12 on 31 May 2009 against the Bulldogs. In June 2010 he quoted "Coming over here was the best move I've made for my footy career,"[5]

After the conclusion of the 2011 season, Mika was released by the Knights.[6]

Hull Kingston Rovers

Mika signed with the Rovers on 26 October 2011. It was a 2-year deal to join, also departing from the Knights, the new Rovers head coach, Craig Sandercock and fullback Shannon McDonnell.[7]

Return to Australia

After completing a stint in the Super League, Mika returned to Australia to compete in the Queensland Cup and debuted for the Redcliffe Dolphins in 2014. The following year, Mika signed with the Wave Tigers of the Bundaberg Rugby League competition.[8]

France

Mika converted to rugby union and signed for newly promoted Provence Rugby of the Pro D2 in the summer of 2015, to play at centre.

Toulouse Olympique

He returned to rugby league to join Toulouse Olympique in 2016.[9] On 30 Jul 2020 it was reported that he had quit Toulouse Olympique[10]

Villeneuve XIII RLLG

On 30 Jul 2020 it was reported that he had signed for Villeneuve XIII RLLG in the Elite One Championship[11]

References
  1. loverugbyleague
  2. Rugby League Project
  3. Constantine Mika Archived 3 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
  4. "2009 NRL Player Movements". NRL Live. 4 October 2008. Archived from the original on 5 October 2008. Retrieved 4 October 2008.
  5. Dillon, Robert (11 June 2010). "Mika the Mack truck ready to dent more reputations". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  6. Keeble, Brett (6 September 2011). "Knights in no hurry to go separate ways – Local News – Sport – Rugby League – Newcastle Herald". The Herald. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  7. Dillon, Robert (26 October 2011). "Knights sign Adam Cuthbertson". The Herald. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  8. http://www.news-mail.com.au/news/mika-ready-to-make-an-impact/2549971/
  9. Toulouse swoop for Mika
  10. "Constantine Mika quits Toulouse after four years". Love Rugby League. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  11. "Constantine Mika signe à Villeneuve XIII". Trieze Mondial.fr. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2021.


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