Sione Katoa

Sione Katoa
Katoa playing for the Panthers in 2015.
Personal information
Full name Sione Utia-Katoa[1][2]
Born (1995-01-26) 26 January 1995
Wellington, New Zealand
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 93 kg (14 st 9 lb)
Playing information
Position Hooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2015– Penrith Panthers 1 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016 Tonga 1 0 0 0 0
As of 1 May 2016
Source: [3]

Sione Katoa (born 26 January 1995) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League. He plays at hooker.

Background

Born in Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand, Katoa is of Tongan[4] and Cook Island descent, and attended St. Bernard's College in Lower Hutt. He came from a rugby background and played all of his junior rugby at Avalon Junior RFC. He represented rugby at Hutt and Wellington age grades before deciding to try rugby league. Most of his junior league was played at the Randwick Kingfishers and Upper Hutt Tigers, before moving to Australia and being signed by the Sydney Roosters.[5][6] He played junior rugby league for the Glenmore Park Brumbies in the Penrith District Rugby League and attended Patrician Brothers Blacktown, playing a part in the team that won the grand final for the 2012 GIO Schoolboy Cup.

Playing career

Early career

In 2013, Katoa joined the Penrith Panthers[2] and played for their NYC team in 2014 and 2015.[7][8]

2015

In 2015, Katoa graduated on to the Panthers' New South Wales Cup team and captained the side later on.[9] On 2 May, he played for the Junior Kiwis against the Junior Kangaroos.[10] On 10 June, he re-signed with the Panthers on a 2-year contract.[11] In Round 26 of the 2015 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Panthers against the Newcastle Knights.[12] On 11 September, he was named in the 58-man Tonga squad to play the Cook Islands on 17 October.[4]

2016

In February, Katoa played for the Panthers in the 2016 NRL Auckland Nines.[13] On 7 May, he made his international debut for Tonga against Samoa in the 2016 Polynesian Cup.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Sg Ball Team Lists - Round Five". NSWRL. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
  2. 1 2 "SG Ball Cup - GRAND FINAL- Rnd 13 - Penrith PANTHERS v Balmain TIGERS - 1st Half Action Photo Gallery". Ourfootyteam.com. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
  3. ↑ "Sione Katoa - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 1995-01-26. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
  4. 1 2 "Tonga Squad Announced". Rugby League Week. 2015-09-11. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
  5. ↑ "NSW CCC Rugby 2012". Green and Gold Rugby. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
  6. ↑ "Sione Katoa - Panthers". Penrithpanthers.com.au. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
  7. ↑ "K". Nyc Database. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
  8. ↑ "Panthers set to unleash debutants - Panthers". Penrithpanthers.com.au. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
  9. ↑ "Round 9 Team List - Panthers". Penrithpanthers.com.au. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
  10. ↑ "Representative Round team lists". NRL.com. 2015-04-28. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
  11. ↑ "Panthers sign Ben Garcia from Super League | NRL". Zero Tackle. 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
  12. ↑ "Updated: Round 26 NRL team lists". NRL.com. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
  13. ↑ "2016 Downer NRL Auckland Nines Official Squads". NRL.com. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
  14. ↑ "Samoa holds on in pulsating Pacific Test". nrl.com. Retrieved 7 May 2016.


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