Siegfried Fisi'ihoi

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Siegfried Fisi'ihoi
Date of birth (1987-06-08) 8 June 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Vavaʻu, Tonga
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight125 kg (276 lb; 19 st 10 lb)
School Rotorua Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team Pau
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012–2013 East Coast 16 (45)
2014–2017 Bay of Plenty 32 (20)
2016–2017 Chiefs 25 (0)
2017–2019 Stade Français 37 (15)
2019– Pau 66 (20)
Correct as of 28 August 2023
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2017– Tonga 23 (15)
Correct as of 28 August 2023

Siegfried Fisi'ihoi (born 8 June 1987) is a Tongan professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for Top 14 club Pau and the Tonga national team. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Early life

Born in Tonga, Fisi'ihoi moved to New Zealand in his teens and attended Rotorua Boys' High School where he initially played his rugby as a number eight. He stayed in the Bay of Plenty after school and was playing for their development side in 2010 when a minor liquor ban breach flagged up that he had overstayed his visa and he was subsequently deported back to Tonga. He was able to return to New Zealand the following year and played club rugby for Rotoiti while also having a spell playing for East Coast in the Heartland Championship. [1] [4] [5]

Club career

Bay of Plenty

Something of a late bloomer, Fisi'ihoi's first experience of senior provincial rugby came at the age of 27 when he made the Bay of Plenty squad for the 2014 ITM Cup. Playing largely off the bench in his debut season, he scored 2 tries in 7 appearances as the Steamers finished bottom of the Championship log. 2015 saw him play in 10 of the Steamers 11 Championship matches as they enjoyed a much better campaign, finishing in 3rd place before being eliminated by Hawke's Bay at the semi-final stage. He again made 10 appearances in 2016 to help the Bay to 4th place in the Championship and another exit at the semi-final stage, this time at the hands of Otago. [2]

Chiefs

Solid domestic performances for the Bay of Plenty in 2014 and 2015 saw him named in the Chiefs wider training group ahead of the 2016 Super Rugby season. [6] Injuries to fellow props Nepo Laulala and Pauliasi Manu meant that he got plenty of game time during his first year in Hamilton. He made 9 substitute appearances during his debut campaign as his new side reached the competition's semi-finals before going down to New Zealand rivals and eventual winners, the Hurricanes. As a reward for his displays throughout the season, he was promoted to the Chiefs senior squad for 2017. [3]

Career statistics

Club summary

YearTeamPlayedStartSubTriesConsPensDropPointsYelRed
2016 Chiefs 9090000000
Career9090000000

as of 11 December 2016 [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Siegfried Fisiihoi Bay of Plenty Steamers Player Profile". BoP Rugby. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Siegfried Fisiihoi itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Chiefs 2017 Squad Guide" (PDF). All Blacks.com. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Siegfried Fisiihoi Chiefs Player Profile". Chiefs Rugby. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "From deportation to Super Rugby - dreams coming true for Siegfried Fisi'ihoi". Rugby Heaven. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "Chiefs 2016 Squad Guide" (PDF). All Blacks Rugby. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
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