Siua Maile
Siua Maile (born 18 February 1997) is a Tongan rugby union player who generally plays as a hooker represents Tonga internationally.[1] He was included as the youngest member in the Tongan squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup which is held in Japan for the first time and also marks his first World Cup appearance.[2] Prior to his World Cup call, he served as a roofer in Christchurch.[3]
| Full name | Siua Pututau Maile | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 18 February 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 111 kg (245 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Timaru Boy’s High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Roofer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Life
Siua grew up in Tonga since his birth and moved to New Zealand in 2013 to pursue a rugby scholarship at Timanu Boys' High School and later became a roofer in Christchurch.[3]
Career
He made his international debut for Tonga against New Zealand in a World Cup warm-up match on 7 September 2019.[4][5] He made his debut World Cup match appearance in a Pool C match against England on 22 September 2019.
References
- "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.
- "Rugby World Cup 2019: Christchurch roofer to make Tonga test debut". Stuff. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- "New Zealand crush Tonga 92-7 in warm-up clash". All Blacks. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- 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.