Michael Sio (born 16 May 1993) is a Samoa international rugby league footballer who was most recently contracted to Wakefield Trinity (Heritage № 1360) in the Super League. He primarily plays as a hooker, and has represented Samoa at the 2013 Rugby League World Cup, 2014 Four Nations and 2015 Polynesian Cup.
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| Born | 16 May 1993[1] Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 94 kg (14 st 11 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker, Lock, Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life edit
Sio was born in Auckland, New Zealand.
He attended St. Paul's College, where he was a prefect.[4]
Playing career edit
Sio played junior league for the Marist Saints before he was signed by the New Zealand Warriors. He played for the Junior Warriors in the Holden Cup, captaining the side in 2013. At the end of the 2013 season he was awarded the Sonny Fai Medal as the Junior Warriors' player of the year.[5]
He played for the New Zealand Residents in 2011.[6] Sio was called up to the Samoan squad for the 2013 World Cup to replace Masada Iosefa.[7]
In May 2014, Michael played for Samoa in the 2014 Pacific International. On 7 October 2014, Sio was selected in the Samoan side for the 2014 Four Nations series. He came in as a late replacement to play in the 2015 Polynesian Cup test-match.
Sio joined the Mackay Cutters in the Queensland Cup for the 2015 season.[8] However, on 22 June 2015, he signed a 1+1⁄2-year contract with Super League club Wakefield Trinity Wildcats.[9] He left the club at the end of the 2017 season.[10]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Michael Sio Wakefield Wildcats". www.superleague.co.uk. Rugby Football League. 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- ^ Michael Sio rugbyleagueproject.org
- ^ Love Rugby League
- ^ League player balances books and ball stuff.co.nz, 1 April 2011
- ^ Vodafone Player of the Year: Michael Sio Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine warriors.co.nz, 19 September 2013
- ^ Michael Sio Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine warriors.co.nz
- ^ Sio called into Samoa squad to replace injured Iosefa Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine rleague.com,25 October 2013
- ^ Former Warriors duo join Cutters Archived 4 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine rugbyleagueweek.com.au, 27 November 2014
- ^ "News | WILDCATS ADD SIO TO SQUAD". Archived from the original on 23 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ^ "Michael Sio: Wakefield Trinity hooker leaves Super League club". BBC Sport. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018.