Siua Wong (born 4 April 2003) is a

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footballer who plays as a forward for the

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in the

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Background

He was born in

Middlemore, New Zealand Middlemore is a suburb of the former Manukau City, one of the four cities that made up the conurbation of Auckland, in northern New Zealand, until 2010. The suburb is located on flat land at the southern end of the Ōtāhuhu isthmus, at the en ...

. He is of Fijian & Tongan heritage. He attended Scots College.

Club career

Wong joined the

as a 14 year old, progressing through the

SG Ball The S. G. Ball Cup is a junior rugby league football competition played predominantly in New South Wales, between teams made up of players aged under 19. Teams from Canberra and Melbourne (Victoria Thunderbolts) also participate. Prior to the C ...

and

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sides through to the first team squad. In 2022 he played for the

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in the

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, scoring 3 tries in 10 appearances.

International career

In October 2022 Wong was named in the Fiji squad for the

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. In October 2022 Wong made his international début for the

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side against

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.England 50-0 Fiji
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2003 births Living people Rugby league players from Auckland Rugby league second-rows North Sydney Bears NSW Cup players New Zealand people of Fijian descent Fiji national rugby league team players {{Fiji-rugbyleague-bio-stub