Andre Savelio

Andre Savelio (born 21 March 1995) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row or loose forward for Hull F.C. in the Betfred Super League.

Andre Savelio
Personal information
Full nameAndre Savelio
Born (1995-03-21) 21 March 1995[1]
Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[1]
Weight17 st 5 lb (110 kg)[1]
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Loose forward, 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
2018–19 Brisbane Broncos 0 0 0 0 0
2019– Hull F.C. 7 2 0 0 8
Total 81 15 0 0 60
As of 8 July 2019
Source: [2][3]

He previously played for St Helens, on loan from the Saints at the Castleford Tigers in the Super League. He played for the Warrington Wolves, and on loan from the Super League side at the Rochdale Hornets in the Betfred Championship. He spent the 2018 and part of 2019 NRL season at the Brisbane Broncos, but did not feature in the NRL due to serious injury.[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] He is 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. "Andre Savelio St Helens". www.superleague.co.uk. Rugby Football League. 2015. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  2. "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. "Andre Savelio". broncos.com.au. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. 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. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. 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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