Siua Maile

Siua Pututau Maile (born 18 February 1997) is a Tongan rugby union player who generally plays as a hooker for Benetton in United Rugby Championship. Siua is married to Mele Vuka Maile and has two son’s VaiTo’I Maile, Siosiua Maile.[1]

Siua Maile
Full nameSiua Pututau Maile
Date of birth (1997-02-18) 18 February 1997
Place of birthEua Island, Veitongo, Tonga
Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight111 kg (245 lb; 17 st 7 lb)
SchoolTimaru Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Current team Benetton
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016−2019 Shirley Rugby Club ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2020–2022 Manawatu 22 (30)
2022 Hurricanes 2 (5)
2022− Benetton ()
Correct as of 5 June 2022
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2019– Tonga 8 (0)
Correct as of 5 June 2022

Life

Siua grew up in Tonga since his birth and moved to New Zealand in 2013 to pursue a rugby scholarship at Timaru Boys' High School and later became a roofer in Christchurch.[2]

Career

He played for Manawatu from 2020 to 2022 and for Hurricanes in Super Rugby in 2022. He made his international debut for Tonga against New Zealand in a World Cup warm-up match on 7 September 2019.[3]He represented also Tonga for the 2019 Rugby World Cup which was held in Japan for the first time and also marks his first World Cup appearance.[4][5] Prior to his World Cup call, he served as a roofer in Christchurch.[2][6] He made his debut World Cup match appearance in a Pool C match against England on 22 September 2019. 

References
  1. "SIUA MAILE E' UN NUOVO TALLONATORE DEI LEONI". Benetton Rugby. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  2. "Rugby World Cup 2019: Christchurch roofer to make Tonga test debut". Stuff. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  3. "New Zealand crush Tonga 92-7 in warm-up clash". All Blacks. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  4. "Siua Maile". Rugby World Cup. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  5. "Kefu names squad tasked with making history". rugbyworldcup.com. Rugby World Cup. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  6. cheree.kinnear@nzherald.co.nz, Cheree Kinnear Cheree Kinnear is a sports reporter for NZME (2019-09-05). "Rugby: Tonga's Siua Maile set for 'baptism of fire' in test debut against the All Blacks". ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
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