Pio Sokobalavu

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Pio Sokobalavu
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Personal information
Born (1996-04-26) 26 April 1996 (age 27)
Totoya, Fiji
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight114 kg (17 st 13 lb)
Playing information
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2018 Fiji 10000

Pio Sokobalavu is a Fijian rugby league footballer who plays for the St George Illawarra Dragons in the Intrust Super Premiership. He is a Fiji international.

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Playing career

From Totoya, [1] Sokobalavu played in the 2016 Holden Cup for the Wests Tigers. [2] In 2017 he played for the Wests Tigers in the New South Wales Cup. [3]

Sokobalavu was not originally selected in the Fijian squad for the 2017 World Cup, but was called in as an injury replacement. [4] [5] He was a reserve for Fiji in their match against Italy. [6] [7]

In 2018, he was selected to play for Fiji against PNG. [8]

In 2019 he joined the Western Suburbs Magpies. [9]

In December 2020 he was named as part of the Fijian squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "RLWC call". Fiji Times. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "Pio Sokobalavu - Wests Tigers (U20) - NRL.com". www.nrl.com. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  3. ↑ Limited, Communications Fiji. "Sokobalavu joins Fiji Bati camp today" . Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  4. ↑ Limited, Communications Fiji. "Pio Sokobalavu to replace Korbin Sims in RLWC" . Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  5. ↑ Limited, Communications Fiji. "Fiji Bati squad for Rugby League World Cup named" . Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  6. ↑ "Rugby League World Cup 2017: Round 3 Team Lists - Love Rugby League". 7 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  7. ↑ Polkinghorne, David (9 November 2017). "Italy coach Cameron Ciraldo to give Terry Campese every chance of World Cup dream". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  8. ↑ "Sport: Fiji Bati name strongest line-up after calling off boycott". RNZ. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  9. ↑ "Magpies hunting for back-to-back wins against Dragons". Wests Tigers. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  10. ↑ "Fiji Bati name extended squad for next year's World Cup". Fiji Village. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
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