Siua Maile

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 Maile

Maile representing Benetton during the EPCR Challenge Cup
Full name	Siua Pututau Maile
Date of birth	(1997-02-18) 18 February 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	ʻEua, Tonga
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	111 kg (245 lb; 17 st 7 lb)
School	Timaru Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker Current team Benetton Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2020–2022 Manawatu 22 (30) 2022 Hurricanes 2 (5) 2022− Benetton 35 (20) Correct as of 28 August 2023 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2019– Tonga 15 (5) Correct as of 28 August 2023

Early life

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.^[1] Siua is married to Mele Vuka Maile and has three son’s VaiTo Maile, Siosiua Maile, Tevita Maile.^[2]

Club career

He played for Manawatu from 2020 to 2022 and for Hurricanes in Super Rugby in 2022.

International career

He made his international debut for Tonga against New Zealand in a World Cup warm-up match on 7 September 2019.^[3] 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.^[4][5] Prior to his World Cup call, he served as a roofer in Christchurch.^[1][6] He made his debut World Cup match appearance in a Pool C match against England on 22 September 2019.^[7]