Ken Sio

Ken Sio
Sio playing for the Wentworthville Magpies in 2011
Personal information
Full name Ken Sio
Born (1990-10-29) 29 October 1990
Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia
Height 181 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight 95 kg (14 st 13 lb)[1]
Playing information
Position Wing, Fullback

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2011–14 Parramatta Eels 57 37 0 0 148
2015–16 Hull Kingston Rovers 48 26 13 0 130
2017– Newcastle Knights 41 17 25 0 118
Total 146 80 38 0 396
As of 14 October 2018
Source: [2][3]

Ken Sio (born 29 October 1990) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League. He has previously played for the Parramatta Eels in the NRL and Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League. He primarily plays on the wing.

Background

Sio was born in Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia.

Playing career

Early career

Having played his junior football for the Wentworthville Magpies, Sio went on and played in the Under 20s Toyota Cup in the 2009 and 2010 seasons for the Parramatta Eels.

Going onto train with the first-grade side before breaking his leg in a trial game in 2011, Sio returned halfway through the season for Cabramatta in the Bundaberg Red Cup.

Playing positions

He primarily plays on the wing, but he can also play as a fullback.

Parramatta Eels (2011–14)

Sio made his National Rugby League début in round 26 of the 2011 season, he played on the wing against the Gold Coast Titans, also scoring his début try in the same match.

Sio was seen as the shining light in 2012, which was a terrible season for the Parramatta Eels, he scored 13 tries and subsequently came 6th in the NRL's top try scorers table for the season.

In June 2011, he re-signed with the Parramatta Eels until 2014, along with teammates Matt Ryan and Joseph Paulo.[4]

He was injured in round 1 of the 2013 season against the Warriors, in which he was replaced by debutant, Vai Toutai.

Hull Kingston Rovers (2015-16)

On 31 July 2014, Sio signed a contract to play for Super League club Hull Kingston Rovers from 2015.[5]

On 8 February 2015, he made his début for Hull Kingston Rovers in round 1 of the Super League season against the Leeds Rhinos. He then scored his first-ever Super League try against the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in round 2.

He represented the club in the 2015 Challenge Cup Final.

Sio suffered relegation from the Super League with Hull KR in the 2016 season, due to losing the Million Pound Game at the hands of the Salford Red Devils. That same game proved to be Sio's last appearance for Hull Kingston Rovers, as he went onto join the Newcastle Knights ahead of 2017.

Newcastle Knights (2017 - present)

On 31 October 2016, Sio signed a 2-year contract to return to the National Rugby League with the Newcastle Knights.[6]

On 21 April 2018, in round 7 of the 2018 season, Sio scored his first hat-trick of tries in the Knights' 22-20 win over the Wests Tigers at Tamworth.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Ken Sio Hull Kingston Rovers". www.superleague.co.uk. Rugby Football League. 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Players - Love Rugby League". Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Ken Sio - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 1990-10-29. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  4. ↑ "Profile at Eels". Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  5. ↑ Association, Press (2014-07-31). "Ken Sio signs for Hull KR for 2015 season | Daily Mail Online". Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  6. ↑ NRL Digital Media. "Knights sign Ken Sio - Knights". Newcastleknights.com.au. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  7. ↑ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "NRL 2018 - Round 7 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
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