Sione Tovo
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Sione Na'a Pangai Tovo is a rugby league
footballer for the Wests Tigers
in the NRL. He previously played for the Newcastle Knights
and the Central Coast Centurions
in the NSW Cup competition. He plays at prop and gained selection for the Tongan national team in 2009.
, Tovo played his junior football for the Mascot Jets. He later played for the Newcastle Knights
Toyota Cup side in 2008, 2009 and the Central Coast Centurions
in 2010. He made his first grade debut in Rd 23, 2009 against the Melbourne Storm
. After the 2010 season, Tovo was released by the Knights. He was then signed by the Wests Tigers
feeder club, Balmain-Ryde.
squad for the Rugby League Pacific Cup. Tonga lost twice out of two matches and unfortunately finished fourth.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer for the Wests Tigers
Wests Tigers
The Wests Tigers are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Sydney's mid-western suburbs. They have competed in the National Rugby League since they were formed at the end of the 1999 season as a joint-venture club between the Balmain Tigers and the Western Suburbs...
in the NRL. He previously played for the Newcastle Knights
Newcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
and the Central Coast Centurions
Central Coast Centurions
The Central Coast Centurions are an Australian rugby league football club based in the Central Coast region in New South Wales. They compete in the New South Wales Cup and act as a feeder club to the NRL club Newcastle Knights...
in the NSW Cup competition. He plays at prop and gained selection for the Tongan national team in 2009.
Playing career
Hailing from Mascot, New South WalesMascot, New South Wales
Mascot is a suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Mascot is located 7 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre of the City of Botany Bay...
, Tovo played his junior football for the Mascot Jets. He later played for the Newcastle Knights
Newcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
Toyota Cup side in 2008, 2009 and the Central Coast Centurions
Central Coast Centurions
The Central Coast Centurions are an Australian rugby league football club based in the Central Coast region in New South Wales. They compete in the New South Wales Cup and act as a feeder club to the NRL club Newcastle Knights...
in 2010. He made his first grade debut in Rd 23, 2009 against the Melbourne Storm
Melbourne Storm
The Melbourne Storm are an Australian professional rugby league club based in the city of Melbourne. They are the first fully professional rugby league team based in the Australian rules football-dominated state of Victoria....
. After the 2010 season, Tovo was released by the Knights. He was then signed by the Wests Tigers
Wests Tigers
The Wests Tigers are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Sydney's mid-western suburbs. They have competed in the National Rugby League since they were formed at the end of the 1999 season as a joint-venture club between the Balmain Tigers and the Western Suburbs...
feeder club, Balmain-Ryde.
Representative career
Tovo was named in the TonganTonga national rugby league team
The Tonga national rugby league team is a national sporting side, representing Tonga in rugby league football. Rugby league is a popular sport in Tonga, and the national team has become one of the best performed nations in the world...
squad for the Rugby League Pacific Cup. Tonga lost twice out of two matches and unfortunately finished fourth.