Siosaia Vave
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| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Siosaia Vave Junior | |||||
| Born | 20 May 1989 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||
| Weight | 115 kg (18 st 2 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Prop | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2010–11 | Cronulla Sharks | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2012–13 | Melbourne Storm | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2014 | Cronulla Sharks | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Manly Sea Eagles | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2017– | Parramatta Eels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 78 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2009–16 | Tonga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| As of 31 July 2016 | ||||||
| Source: Rugby League Project | ||||||
Siosaia Vave is a Tongan Australian rugby league player for the Parramatta Eels in the NRL. He plays as a Rugby league positions Prop and is a Tongan international. [1][2]
Siosaia played his junior footy for Western City Tigers Mt Druitt in Western Sydney.[3] He was educated at St Clare Catholic High School, Chifley College and Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown, Vave signed with the Gold Coast Titans and played in the National Youth Competition before signing with the Cronulla Sharks for the 2010 season. After playing 17 games in 2 seasons for the Sharks, he signed with the Melbourne Storm for the 2012 season and made his debut in round 1 against the Canberra Raiders.
He was interchange for Storm's 2013 World Club Challenge win over Leeds.
On 28 October 2014, Vave signed with the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles on a deal commencing in the 2015 season.[4]
On 7 May 2016, Vave played for Tonga against Samoa in the 2016 Polynesian Cup, playing off the interchange bench in the 18-6 loss at Parramatta Stadium.[5]
References
- ↑ "Mateo to headline Tonga's act in Test". NRL. 8 October 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
- ↑ "Mateo to lead Tonga into Pacific Cup". NRL. 13 September 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
- ↑ Paxinos, Stathi (4 May 2012). "Bound by the school of hard knocks". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ↑ http://www.zerotackle.com/nrl/sea-eagles-sign-mason-mateo-vave-and-extend-lyon-15492/
- ↑ "Samoa holds on in pulsating Pacific Test". nrl.com. Retrieved 7 May 2016.