Jerry Seuseu (born 19 April 1974) is a New Zealand former professional

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footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s, as a . He represented

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and

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at international level. After retirement he became Wellbeing and Education manager at the

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, and the manager for the Junior Warriors. He is the current Junior Kiwis Manager as well as the Senior Wellbeing Manager for the

Playing career

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junior, Seuseu represented the Counties Manukau Heroes in the

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in 1995 and 1996, where he was Lion Red Cup player of the year in 1996 before joining the

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where he was named Reserve Grader of the Year in 1997. Seuseu then became a stalwart in the

front row after

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left the club to join

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in 2000. Seuseu played for

at the 2000 World Cup. Seuseu played for the

at prop forward in their 2002 NRL Grand Final loss against the

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. He went on to make over 120 appearances for the

, scoring 8 tries. In 2004 he was banned for seven matches after pleading guilty to reckless high tackling. Seuseu joined English club

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at the start of the 2005

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season. His younger brother, Anthony Seuseu, also played in Super League VIII with strugglers Halifax. Seuseu retired from rugby league at the end of the 2006 Super League season after two years playing for Wigan Warriors.

Post playing

Between 2007 and 2009 he worked as a Football Development Officer for the

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focusing on grassroots juniors. He then took up a similar position at the New Zealand Warriors, becoming the Welfare and Education manager for the 2010 season.

References

External links

Wigan Warriors profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Seuseu, Jerry 1974 births Living people New Zealand people of Samoan descent Rugby league players from Auckland New Zealand rugby league players New Zealand national rugby league team players New Zealand Warriors players Wigan Warriors players Counties Manukau rugby league team players Mangere East Hawks players Rugby league props Samoa national rugby league team players New Zealand rugby league administrators