Siua Maile
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 Maile representing Benetton during the EPCR Challenge Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Siua Pututau Maile | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 18 February 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | ʻEua, Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 111 kg (245 lb; 17 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Timaru Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Siua Pututau Maile (born 18 February 1997) is a Tongan professional rugby union player who plays as a hooker for United Rugby Championship club Benetton and the Tonga national team.
Early life
[edit]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.[1] Siua is married to Mele Vuka Maile and has three son’s VaiTo Maile, Siosiua Maile, Tevita Maile.[2]
Club career
[edit]He played for Manawatu from 2020 to 2022 and for Hurricanes in Super Rugby in 2022.
International career
[edit]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.[1][6] He made his debut World Cup match appearance in a Pool C match against England on 22 September 2019.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Rugby World Cup 2019: Christchurch roofer to make Tonga test debut". Stuff. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ "SIUA MAILE E' UN NUOVO TALLONATORE DEI LEONI". Benetton Rugby. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "New Zealand crush Tonga 92-7 in warm-up clash". All Blacks. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ "Siua Maile". Rugby World Cup. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ "Kefu names squad tasked with making history". rugbyworldcup.com. Rugby World Cup. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ cheree.kinnear@nzherald.co.nz, Cheree Kinnear Cheree Kinnear is a sports reporter for NZME (5 September 2019). "Rugby: Tonga's Siua Maile set for 'baptism of fire' in test debut against the All Blacks". ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ "Rugby World Cup: Tongan roofer reflects on rapid rise". RNZ. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
External links
[edit]- Siua Maile at ESPNscrum
- Siua Maile at ItsRugby.co.uk
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- 1997 births
- Living people
- Tongan rugby union players
- Tonga international rugby union players
- Rugby union hookers
- Manawatu rugby union players
- Hurricanes (rugby union) players
- Benetton Rugby players
- Tongan expatriate rugby union players in New Zealand
- Tongan expatriate rugby union players in Italy
- People educated at Timaru Boys' High School
- 2019 Rugby World Cup players
- 2023 Rugby World Cup players
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