Toafofoa Sipley

Toafofoa Sipley
Sipley playing for the Warriors in 2016.
Personal information
Born (1995-01-05) 5 January 1995
Auckland, New Zealand
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 107 kg (16 st 12 lb)
Playing information
Position Prop, Second-row

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016–17 New Zealand Warriors 2 0 0 0 0
2018– Manly Warringah 4 0 0 0 0
Total 6 0 0 0 0
As of 29 January 2018
Source: [1]

Toafofoa Sipley (born 5 January 1995) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League. He plays as a prop and second-row. He previously played for the New Zealand Warriors.

Background

Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Sipley is of Samoan[2] and Niuean[3] descent. He played his junior rugby league for the Richmond Rovers, before being signed by the New Zealand Warriors.

Playing career

Early career

From 2013 to 2015, Sipley played for the New Zealand Warriors' NYC team.[4] On 5 October 2014, he played in the Warriors' 2014 NYC Grand Final win over the Brisbane Broncos.[5] He captained the side in 2015.[6] On 2 May 2015, he played for the Junior Kiwis against the Junior Kangaroos.[7] On 3 June 2015, he re-signed with the Warriors on a 2-year contract.[8]

2016

Sipley graduated to the Warriors' Intrust Super Premiership NSW team in 2016.[9] In Round 9 of the season, he made his NRL debut for the Warriors against the St. George Illawarra Dragons.[10][11]

2017

In June, Sipley signed a two-year contract with the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles for the 2018/2019 seasons.[12]

2018

On the 19th of May Toafofoa Sipley made his Club debut for the Manly Sea Eagles against the Melbourne Storm in the 24-4 win at AAMI Park

References

  1. ↑ "Toafofoa Sipley - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
  2. ↑ "Nesian Power - Missing Profiles... Shaun Kenny-Dowall,..." Facebook. 2016-02-25. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
  3. ↑ "Congratulations Toafofoa Sipley on your... - Niue Rugby League". Facebook. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
  4. ↑ "S". Nyc Database. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
  5. ↑ Published by Rocco Luca (2014-10-01). "2014 UNDER 20s GRAND FINAL TEAMS". Rugby League Week. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
  6. ↑ NRL. "Sipley making mark off the field - Warriors". Warriors.kiwi. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
  7. ↑ "Representative Round team lists". NRL.com. 2015-04-28. Retrieved 2015-12-20.
  8. ↑ Warriors.co.nz (2015-06-03). "Contract extensions for young guns". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
  9. ↑ NRL. "TEAMS | Intrust Super Premiership NSW Rd 5". NSWRL. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
  10. ↑ "Updated team lists: Warriors v Dragons". NRL.com. 2016-02-28. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
  11. ↑ NRL. "NRL LATE MAIL | v St George Illawarra - Warriors". Warriors.kiwi. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
  12. ↑ "Manly release Nate Myles and sign Warriors young gun". Zero Tackle. 2017-02-18. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
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