Andre Savelio

Andre Savelio
Personal information
Born (1995-03-21) 21 March 1995[1]
Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight 110 kg (17 st 5 lb)[1]
Playing information
Position Second-row, Lock, Prop

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2014–16 St Helens 40 3 0 0 12
2016(loan) → Castleford Tigers 7 1 0 0 4
2017 Warrington Wolves 25 9 0 0 36
2017(loan) → Rochdale Hornets 2 0 0 0 0
2018– Brisbane Broncos 0 0 0 0 0
Total 74 13 0 0 52
As of 7 November 2017
Source: [2][3]

Andre Savelio (born 21 March 1995) is a rugby league footballer who plays for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League. Primarily playing as a second-row or lock, he previously played for St Helens and the Warrington Wolves in the Super League.[2][3]

Early life

Savelio was born in Lower Hutt, New Zealand and raised in Warrington, England,[4] having moved there as a one-year-old[5] when his father, Lokeni, started playing in the Super League.[6] Of Samoan descent, Savelio attended Cardinal Newman Catholic High School,[7] and played his amateur rugby league for Latchford Albion before being signed by St. Helens at the age of 14.[8] He represented England at an under-16 and under-18 level.[9]

Playing career

Savelio made his first team début for St Helens in March 2014 against Leeds Rhinos.[10] After the conclusion of the 2016 season, Savelio joined Warrington Wolves on a one-year deal.[11]

In July 2017 he signed a two-year deal to play for Brisbane.[12] During a pre-season trial, Savelio suffered a season-ending injury.[13][14]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Andre Savelio St Helens". www.superleague.co.uk. Rugby Football League. 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Andre Savelio". broncos.com.au. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "Brisbane Broncos signing forward Andre Savelio likened to Sonny Bill Williams". Courier Mail. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  6. ↑ Webeck, Tony (13 November 2017). "Gidley's praise for Broncos recruit". NRL.com. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  7. ↑ Turner, Matt (20 October 2016). "New Warrington Wolves signing Andre Savelio says he can't wait to represent his hometown club after signing from St Helens". Warrington Guardian. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  8. ↑ "Andre Savelio". Saints Heritage Society. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  9. ↑ Walter, Brad. "International tug-o-war looms for new Broncos recruit". RLWC2017.com.au. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  10. ↑ "Super League: St Helens stay unbeaten as Leeds Rhinos are tamed". Sky Sports. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  11. ↑ "Warrington Wolves sign Andre Savelio from St Helens". www.skysports.com. Sky Sports. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  12. ↑ "Andre Savelio: Warrington Wolves forward to join Brisbane Broncos". BBC Sport. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  13. ↑ Gould, Joel (12 February 2018). "Savelio out for year with ACL in bitter Broncos blow". NRL.com. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  14. ↑ "Brisbane's Savelio out for NRL season". SBS. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
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