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Siliva Havili
Personal information
Born (1993-02-18) 18 February 1993 (age 31)
Auckland, New Zealand
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight99 kg (15 st 8 lb)
Playing information
PositionHooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2014–15 New Zealand Warriors 14 0 0 0 0
2016– St. George Illawarra Dragons 10 0 0 0 0
Total 24 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013 Tonga 2 0 0 0 0
2014 New Zealand 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]
As of 19 May 2016

Siliva Havili (born 18 February 1993) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League. He previously played for the New Zealand Warriors and has represented the Tonga national rugby league team and New Zealand national rugby league team. He primarily plays as a hooker.

Playing career

Havili playing for the Auckland Vulcans in 2013

A Manurewa Marlins junior, Havili signed with the New Zealand Warriors and has played in their NYC side in the 2011, 2012 and 2013 seasons.[2] Havili has also played for the Auckland Vulcans in the NSW Cup.[3] Havili was a Junior Kiwi in 2011 and 2012.[4] On 20 April 2013, Havili made his international debut for Tonga against Samoa in the Pacific Rugby League International at Penrith Stadium. Havili started at hooker in the Tongan 36-4 victory. On 8 October 2013, Havili was selected in the Tonga 24 man squad.[5] Havili played 1 match for Tonga in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup in Tonga's opening match against Scotland, playing at hooker in Tonga's 26-24 loss at Derwent Park.

2014

Havili made his first grade debut in Round 6 of the 2014 NRL season against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs playing off the bench in the Warriors 21-20 loss at Eden Park.[6] On 28 April 2014, after just playing in 3 NRL matches, Havili earnt a surprise call-up to the Kiwis squad to take on Australia in the 2014 Anzac Test at SFS.[7][8] Havili his New Zealand international debut off the bench in the 30-18 loss. On 11 May 2014, Havili extended his contact with the Warriors for a further two seasons, keeping him at the club to the end off the 2016 season.[9] Havili finished off his debut year in the NRL with him playing in 6 matches for the Warriors in the 2014 season. On 9 September 2014, Havili was selected for the New Zealand 2014 Four Nations train on squad.[10] On 7 October 2014, Havili was selected in the New Zealand Kiwis final 24 man squad for the series.[11][12]

2015

On 20 July 2015, Havili signed a 2-year contract with the St. George Illawarra Dragons starting in 2016.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Siliva Havili - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 1993-02-18. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
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  5. ^ "Tonga Names Rugby League World Cup 2013 Squad | News". Triple M. 2013-10-08. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
  6. ^ "Warriors v Bulldogs preview - NRL.com". M.nrl.com. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
  7. ^ "New Zealand debutant Siliva Havili more than a mouthful for teammate Adam Blair tongue-tied". Smh.com.au. 2014-04-28. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
  8. ^ "Who on earth is Siliva Havili?". NRL.com. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
  9. ^ Sarah Harvey (2014-05-11). "Happy Siliva Havili inks new NZ Warriors deal". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
  10. ^ "Six players added to Kiwis squad | Radio New Zealand News". Radionz.co.nz. 2014-09-19. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
  11. ^ "Four rookies in Kiwis Four Nations squad". NRL.com. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
  12. ^ "New Zealand name Four Nations squad". Zero Tackle. 2014-10-07. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
  13. ^ "Dragons sign Siliva Havili". Zero Tackle. 2015-07-20. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
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