Ken Sio

Ken Sio (born 29 October 1990) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays on the wing for the Salford Red Devils in the Betfred Super League.

Ken Sio
Personal information
Full nameKen Sio
Born (1990-10-29) 29 October 1990
Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia
Height5 ft 11 in (1.81 m)[1]
Weight14 st 13 lb (95 kg)[1]
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2011–14 Parramatta Eels 57 37 0 0 148
2015–16 Hull Kingston Rovers 48 26 13 0 130
2017–18 Newcastle Knights 41 17 25 0 118
2019– Salford Red Devils 31 21 13 0 110
Total 177 101 51 0 506
As of 6 January 2021
Source: [2][3]

He has previously played for the Parramatta Eels and the Newcastle Knights in the NRL and Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League.

Background

Sio was born in Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia.

Playing career

Having played his junior football for the Wentworthville Magpies, Sio went on and played in the Under 20s Toyota Cup in the 2009 and 2010 seasons for the Parramatta Eels.

Going on to train with the first-grade side before breaking his leg in a trial game in 2011, Sio returned halfway through the season for the Cabramatta Two Blues in the Bundaberg Red Cup.

Sio playing for the Wentworthville Magpies

Parramatta Eels (2011–14)

Sio made his National Rugby League début in round 26 of the 2011 season, he played on the wing against the Gold Coast Titans, also scoring his début try in the same match.

In June 2011, he re-signed with the Parramatta Eels until 2014, along with teammates Matt Ryan and Joseph Paulo respectively.[4]

Sio was seen as the shining light in 2012, which was a terrible season for the Parramatta Eels as they finished last on the table for the first time since 1972, he scored 13 tries and subsequently came 6th in the NRL's top try scorers table for the season.

He was injured in round 1 of the 2013 season against the Warriors, in which he was replaced by debutant, Vai Toutai. Sio returned from injury to play 20 games for Parramatta in 2013 and scored 10 tries but it was not enough to save Parramatta from a second consecutive wooden spoon.[5]

In the 2014 NRL season, Sio scored 13 tries in 12 games as Parramatta narrowly missed the finals.[6]

Hull Kingston Rovers (2015-16)

On 31 July 2014, Sio signed a contract to play for Super League club Hull Kingston Rovers from 2015.[7]

On 8 February 2015, he made his début for Hull Kingston Rovers in round 1 of the Super League season against the Leeds Rhinos. He then scored his first-ever Super League try against the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in round 2.

He represented the club in the 2015 Challenge Cup Final.

Sio suffered relegation from the Super League with Hull Kingston Rovers in the 2016 season, due to losing the Million Pound Game by the Salford Red Devils.

That same game proved to be Sio's last appearance for Hull Kingston Rovers, as he went onto join the Newcastle Knights ahead of the 2017 NRL season.

Newcastle Knights (2017-18)

On 31 October 2016, Sio signed a 2-year contract to return to the National Rugby League with the Newcastle Knights.[8]

In the 2017 NRL season, Sio played 21 games and scored 5 tries as Newcastle finished last on the table for a third straight season.[9]

On 21 April 2018, in round 7 of the 2018 season, Sio scored his first hat-trick of tries for Newcastle in their 22-20 win over the Wests Tigers at Tamworth.[10]

Sio failed to come to terms with the Newcastle Knights over a new deal to remain at the club, after a well documented dispute over a contract that they had offered him previously, Sio then subsequently took the decision to make his return to the Super League.

Salford Red Devils (2019 - present)

It was revealed on 18 October 2018, that Sio had signed a three-year contract to play for the Salford Red Devils in the Super League ahead of the 2019 season.

Sio made his début for the Salford Red Devils on 1 February 2019, in a 14-34 victory over the Huddersfield Giants at the John Smiths Stadium.

He played in the 2019 Super League Grand Final defeat by St. Helens at Old Trafford.[11][12][13]

References
  1. "Ken Sio Hull Kingston Rovers". www.superleague.co.uk. Rugby Football League. 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  2. "Players - Love Rugby League". Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  3. "Ken Sio - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 29 October 1990. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  4. "Profile at Eels". Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  5. "Parramatta Eels work to erase bitter memories of 2013's wooden spoon season". Daily Telegraph.
  6. "2014 NRL season reviews of the New Zealand Warriors and Parramatta Eels". news.com.au.
  7. Bower, Aaron (31 July 2014). "Hull Kingston Rovers sign Ken Sio". Total Rugby League. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  8. NRL Digital Media. "Knights sign Ken Sio - Knights". Newcastleknights.com.au. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  9. "Knights 2017 season review". NRL.com.
  10. Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "NRL 2018 - Round 7 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  11. "St Helens give Justin Holbrook the perfect send-off with commanding Grand Final victory over Salford". Telegraph. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  12. "St Helens 23-6 Salford Red Devils: Super League Grand Final – as it happened". The Guardian.
  13. "St Helens win 2019 Super League League Leaders' shield". Sky Sports.
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