Toafofoa Sipley

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Toafofoa Sipley
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Personal information
Born (1995-01-05) 5 January 1995 (age 29)
Auckland, New Zealand
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight120 kg (18 st 13 lb)
Playing information
Position Prop
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2016–17 New Zealand Warriors 20000
2018– Manly Sea Eagles 8160024
Total8360024
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2017 NSW Residents 10000
2018 Niue 11004
Source: [1]
As of 10 August 2024

Toafofoa Sipley (born 5 January 1995) is a Niue international rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Contents

He previously played for the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL.

Background

Sipley was born in Auckland, New Zealand and is of Samoan [2] and Niuean [3] descent.

He played his junior rugby league for the Richmond Rovers, before being signed by the New Zealand Warriors. [4]

Playing career

Early career

From 2013 to 2015, Sipley played for the New Zealand Warriors' NYC team. [5] On 5 October 2014, he played in the Warriors' 2014 NYC Grand Final win over the Brisbane Broncos. [6] He captained the side in 2015. [7] On 2 May 2015, he played for the Junior Kiwis against the Junior Kangaroos. [8] On 3 June 2015, he re-signed with the Warriors on a 2-year contract. [9]

2016

Sipley graduated to the Warriors' Intrust Super Premiership NSW team in 2016. [10] In Round 9 of the season, he made his NRL debut for the Warriors against the St. George Illawarra Dragons. [11] [12]

2017

In June, Sipley signed a two-year contract with the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles for the 2018/2019 seasons. [13]

2018

On 19 May, Toafofoa Sipley made his club debut for Manly Warringah against the Melbourne Storm in the 24-4 win at AAMI Park. Sipley made a total of 4 appearances for Manly in the 2018 NRL season as the club endured one of their worst ever seasons finishing 15th on the table and narrowly avoiding the wooden spoon. [14]

On 27 October, Sipley made his debut for Niue against Italy. In this match, he scored a try as Niue lost 36–32. [15]

2019

Sipley made 10 appearances for Manly Warringah in the 2019 NRL season as the club reached the finals. Sipley played in Manly's elimination final victory over Cronulla-Sutherland at Brookvale Oval. [16]

2020 & 2021

Sipley made no appearances for Manly in the 2020 NRL season. In round 16 of the 2021 NRL season, he scored two tries for Manly in a 66-0 victory over Canterbury. [17] Sipley played 20 games for Manly in the 2021 NRL season but did not feature in their finals campaign which saw them reach the preliminary final stage before losing to South Sydney. [18]

2022

Sipley made 19 appearances for Manly in the 2022 NRL season as the club finished 11th on the table. [19] He was one of seven players involved in the Manly pride jersey player boycott. [20]

2023

Sipley played 15 matches for Manly in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 12th on the table and missed the finals. [21]

2024

Sipley was limited to only 13 games for Manly in the 2024 NRL season as they finished 7th on the table and qualified for the finals. Manly would be eliminated in the second week of the finals by the Sydney Roosters. [22]

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