Sinoti Sinoti (born 9 September 1985) is a New Zealand-born Rugby Union footballer. He is now retired but played for the

Samoa national rugby union team The Samoa national rugby union team represents Samoa in men's international rugby union competitions. They are governed by Samoa Rugby Union and also known as "Manu Samoa", which is thought to derive from the name of a Samoan warrior. They perf ...

Club career

Prior to the start of the 2008–09 season Sinoti began his professional career with French club Toulon, playing in the same team as cousin

Jerry Collins Jerry Collins (4 November 1980 – 5 June 2015) was a professional rugby union player. Although he was born in Apia, Samoa, he grew up in New Zealand and played for the New Zealand national team, earning 48 caps. At club level, he played for th ...

. Following a two-year spell in France, including a spell with Castres Olympique, he returned to New Zealand, and played for Hawkes' Bay in the National Provincial competition. In September 2011 he signed a contract to play with Italian team

Aironi Aironi Rugby (, "herons") was an Italian professional rugby union team competing in the Pro12 and the Heineken Cup, representing the Italian regions of Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna. It lost its status as a regional side at the end of the 2011–12 ...

. Following the demise of Aironi due to financial problems, he joined up with the replacement Italian representatives in the Pro 12 league,

Zebre Zebre Parma (, meaning " Zebras") are an Italian professional rugby union team competing in the United Rugby Championship and EPCR competitions from the 2012–13 season. They are based in Parma (Emilia-Romagna), Italy. They are operated by t ...

. He left Zebre at the end of the 2012/13 season, and joined

Wellington Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the third-largest city in New Zealand (second largest in the North Island ...

for the 2013

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campaign. On 24 December 2013, Sinoti signed for English side

Newcastle Falcons Newcastle Falcons is a rugby union team that play in Premiership Rugby, England's highest division of rugby union. The club was established in 1877 as the Gosforth Football Club. Around 1882 the club merged with the Northumberland Football Cl ...

in the

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for the 2013-14 season. He quickly became a fan favourite due to his footwork, determination and aggression on the pitch, as well as his friendly and joking manner off the pitch. In January 2018, he was awarded Try of the Week for his week-13 try against

London Irish London Irish RFC is a professional rugby union club that most recently competed in the Premiership Rugby, Premiership, the top division of rugby union in England. The club also participated in the European Rugby Champions Cup, European Champion ...

. He left Newcastle for personal reasons with immediate effect on 16 November 2020.

International career

On 30 October 2010 Sinoti made his test debut for

Samoa Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa and known until 1997 as Western Samoa, is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania, in the South Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main islands (Savai'i and Upolu), two smaller, inhabited ...

, against

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. An injury sustained on international duty saw Sinoti miss the Rugby World Cup 2015 in England. In summer 2018, he was recalled to join the

national rugby team that beat

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to qualify for a place in the Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan.

References

External links

Newcastle Falcons ProfileZebre Profile

Pro 12 Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sinoti, Sinoti 1985 births Living people Rugby union players from Wellington City New Zealand sportspeople of Samoan descent Samoan rugby union players 21st-century Samoan sportsmen Rugby union wings Samoa international rugby union players Zebre Parma players RC Toulon players Castres Olympique players Aironi players Newcastle Falcons players Expatriate rugby union players in Italy Samoan expatriate sportspeople in Italy Samoan expatriate rugby union players in France Samoan expatriate rugby union players in England Hawke's Bay rugby union players Wellington rugby union players