Siua Pututau Maile (born 18 February 1997) is a Tongan professional

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player who plays as a hooker for

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club Benetton and the Tonga national team.

Early life

Siua grew up in Tonga since his birth and moved to New Zealand in 2013 to pursue a rugby scholarship at Timaru Boys' High School and later became a roofer in Christchurch. Siua is married to Mele Vuka Maile and has three son’s VaiTo Maile, Siosiua Maile, Tevita Maile.

Club career

He played for Manawatu from 2020 to 2022 and for

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in 2022.

International career

He made his international debut for Tonga against

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in a World Cup warm-up match on 7 September 2019. He represented also

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for the

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which was held in Japan for the first time and also marks his first World Cup appearance. Prior to his World Cup call, he served as a

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. He made his debut World Cup match appearance in a

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match against

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on 22 September 2019.

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* 1997 births Living people Tongan rugby union players Tonga international rugby union players Rugby union hookers Manawatu rugby union players Hurricanes (rugby union) players Benetton Rugby players Tongan expatriate rugby union players in New Zealand Tongan expatriate rugby union players in Italy People educated at Timaru Boys' High School 2019 Rugby World Cup players 2023 Rugby World Cup players {{Tonga-rugbyunion-bio-stub