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Player Toafofoa Sipley

Full Name
Toafofoa Sipley
Date of Birth
Jan 5, 1995
Birth Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Nationality
  1. 🇳🇿 New Zealand
  2. 🇳🇺 Niue
Height (cm)
190 cm
Weight (kg)
120 kg
Position/s
  1. Prop
Warrior #
212
NRL Debut Date
May 1, 2016
NRL Debut Details
2016, Round 9, New Zealand Warriors vs St George Illawarra
Warriors Debut Date
May 1, 2016
Warriors Debut Details
2016, Round 9, St George Illawarra
Warriors Years Active
  1. 2016
  2. 2017
Signed To
Manly Sea Eagles
Junior Club/s
Richmond Rovers
Current Club
Manly Sea Eagles
Status
Active
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toafofoa_Sipley
Rugby League Project
https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/toafofoa-sipley/summary.html

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).

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

Sipley was born in Auckland, New Zealand and is of Samoan and Niuean descent.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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. 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.

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

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


 
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