Siua Maile | |
Fullname: | Siua Pututau Maile |
Birth Date: | 18 February 1997 |
Birth Place: | ʻEua, Tonga |
Height: | 1.810NaN0 |
Weight: | 1110NaN0 |
School: | Timaru Boys' High School |
Position: | Hooker |
Currentclub: | Benetton |
Years1: | 2020–2022 |
Clubs1: | Manawatu |
Apps1: | 22 |
Points1: | 30 |
Years2: | 2022 |
Clubs2: | Hurricanes |
Apps2: | 2 |
Points2: | 5 |
Years3: | 2022− |
Clubs3: | Benetton |
Apps3: | 14 |
Points3: | 10 |
Repyears1: | 2019– |
Repteam1: | Tonga |
Repcaps1: | 15 |
Reppoints1: | 5 |
Clubupdate: | 28 August 2023 |
Repupdate: | 28 August 2023 |
Siua Pututau Maile (born 18 February 1997) is a Tongan professional rugby union player who plays as a hooker for United Rugby Championship club Benetton and the Tonga national team.
Siua grew up in Tonga since his birth and moved to New Zealand in 2013 to pursue a rugby scholarship at Timaru Boys' High School and later became a roofer in Christchurch. Siua is married to Mele Vuka Maile and has three son’s VaiTo Maile, Siosiua Maile, Tevita Maile.[1]
He played for Manawatu from 2020 to 2022 and for Hurricanes in Super Rugby in 2022.
He made his international debut for Tonga against New Zealand in a World Cup warm-up match on 7 September 2019.[2] He represented also Tonga for the 2019 Rugby World Cup which was held in Japan for the first time and also marks his first World Cup appearance.[3] [4] Prior to his World Cup call, he served as a roofer in Christchurch.[5] [6] He made his debut World Cup match appearance in a Pool C match against England on 22 September 2019.[7]