# Michael Sio > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Michael_Sio > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Michael_Sio.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sio > Source revision: 1313615044 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Samoa international rugby league footballer}} {{EngvarB|date=April 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}} {{Infobox rugby league biography |name = Michael Sio |fullname = |image = Michael Sio.jpg |image_size = |position = {{rlp|HK|LK|SR}} |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|5|16|df=y}}{{cite web|url= http://www.superleague.co.uk/matchday/player/20961|title= Michael Sio Wakefield Wildcats|author=|date=2015|website= www.superleague.co.uk|publisher= Rugby Football League|access-date=28 July 2015}} |birth_place = [Auckland](/source/Auckland), New Zealand |death_date = |death_place = |height = {{convert|179|cm|ftin|abbr=on}} |weight = {{convert|94|kg|stlb|abbr=on}} |club1 = {{nowrap|[Wakefield Trinity (Wildcats)](/source/Wakefield_Trinity)}} |year1start = 2015 |year1end = 17 |appearances1 = 45 |tries1 = 16 |goals1 = 0 |fieldgoals1 = 0 |points1 = 64 |club2 = → [Dewsbury Rams](/source/Dewsbury_Rams) |year2start = 2017{{small|(loan)}} |year2end = |appearances2 = 2 |tries2 = 0 |goals2 = 0 |fieldgoals2 = 0 |points2 = 0 |club3 = → [Halifax](/source/Halifax_RLFC) |year3start = 2017{{small|(loan)}} |year3end = |appearances3 = 10 |tries3 = 1 |goals3 = 0 |fieldgoals3 = 0 |points3 = 4 |teamA = [Samoa](/source/Samoa_national_rugby_league_team) |yearAstart = 2013 |yearAend = 15 |appearancesA = 6 |triesA = 0 |goalsA = 0 |fieldgoalsA = 0 |pointsA = 0 |updated = 25 January 2018 |source = [http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Michael-Sio/summary.html Michael Sio] ''rugbyleagueproject.org''[http://www.loverugbyleague.com/stats/players/Michael-Sio/ Love Rugby League] |new = yes }} '''Michael Sio''' (born 16 May 1993) is a [Samoa](/source/Samoa_national_rugby_league_team) international [rugby league](/source/rugby_league) footballer who was most recently contracted to [Wakefield Trinity](/source/Wakefield_Trinity) in the [Super League](/source/Super_League). He primarily plays as a {{rlp|hk}}, and has represented [Samoa](/source/Samoa_national_rugby_league_team) at the [2013 Rugby League World Cup](/source/2013_Rugby_League_World_Cup), [2014 Four Nations](/source/2014_Rugby_League_Four_Nations) and [2015 Polynesian Cup](/source/Pacific_Rugby_League_International). ==Early life== Sio was born in [Auckland](/source/Auckland), New Zealand. He attended [St. Paul's College](/source/St._Paul's_College%2C_Auckland), where he was a prefect.[http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/auckland-city-harbour-news/4832740/League-player-balances-books-and-ball League player balances books and ball] ''stuff.co.nz'', 1 April 2011 ==Playing career== Sio played junior league for the [Marist Saints](/source/Marist_Saints) before he was signed by the [New Zealand Warriors](/source/New_Zealand_Warriors). He played for the Junior Warriors in the [Holden Cup](/source/National_Youth_Competition_(rugby_league)), captaining the side in 2013. At the end of the 2013 season he was awarded the [Sonny Fai](/source/Sonny_Fai) Medal as the Junior Warriors' player of the year.[http://www.warriors.co.nz/news-display/Vodafone%20Player%20of%20the%20Year%20Michael%20Sio/84719 Vodafone Player of the Year: Michael Sio] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029205529/http://www.warriors.co.nz/news-display/Vodafone%20Player%20of%20the%20Year%20Michael%20Sio/84719 |date=2013-10-29}} ''warriors.co.nz'', 19 September 2013 He played for the [New Zealand Residents](/source/New_Zealand_Residents) in 2011.[http://www.warriors.co.nz/nycplayerprofiledisplay/Warriors-NYC/Michael%20Sio/5808 Michael Sio] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029210442/http://www.warriors.co.nz/nycplayerprofiledisplay/Warriors-NYC/Michael%20Sio/5808 |date=2013-10-29}} ''warriors.co.nz'' Sio was called up to the [Samoan](/source/Samoa_national_rugby_league_team) squad for the [2013 World Cup](/source/2013_Rugby_League_World_Cup) to replace [Masada Iosefa](/source/Masada_Iosefa).[http://rleague.com/news/Sio-called-into-Samoa-squad-to-replace-injured-Iosefa_126236/ Sio called into Samoa squad to replace injured Iosefa] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029202642/http://rleague.com/news/Sio-called-into-Samoa-squad-to-replace-injured-Iosefa_126236/ |date=2013-10-29}} ''rleague.com'',25 October 2013 In May 2014, Michael played for Samoa in the [2014 Pacific International](/source/Pacific_Rugby_League_International). On 7 October 2014, Sio was selected in the Samoan side for the [2014 Four Nations](/source/2014_Rugby_League_Four_Nations) series. He came in as a late replacement to play in the [2015 Polynesian Cup](/source/Pacific_Rugby_League_International) test-match. Sio joined the [Mackay Cutters](/source/Mackay_Cutters) in the [Queensland Cup](/source/Queensland_Cup) for the 2015 season.[http://rugbyleagueweek.com.au/former-warriors-duo-join-cutters/ Former Warriors duo join Cutters] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204163015/http://rugbyleagueweek.com.au/former-warriors-duo-join-cutters/ |date=4 December 2014 }} ''rugbyleagueweek.com.au'', 27 November 2014 However, on 22 June 2015, he signed a {{frac|1|1|2}}-year contract with [Super League](/source/Super_League) club [Wakefield Trinity Wildcats](/source/Wakefield_Trinity).{{Cite web |url=http://www.wakefieldwildcats.co.uk/news/2015/06/wildcats-add-sio-to-squad |title=News | WILDCATS ADD SIO TO SQUAD |access-date=23 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623145345/http://www.wakefieldwildcats.co.uk/news/2015/06/wildcats-add-sio-to-squad |archive-date=23 June 2015 |url-status=dead }} He left the club at the end of the 2017 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/42158273|title=Michael Sio: Wakefield Trinity hooker leaves Super League club|publisher=BBC Sport|date=28 November 2017|accessdate=24 January 2018}} ==References== {{Reflist|2}} ==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20160829033536/http://www.wakefieldwildcats.co.uk/team-listings/michael-sio Wakefield Trinity profile] {{Norths Devils squad - 2021 Queensland Cup premiers}} {{Norths Devils squad - 2022 Queensland Cup premiers}} {{Samoa 2013 Rugby League World Cup squad}} {{Samoa 2014 Rugby League Four Nations squad}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sio, Michael}} Category:1993 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century New Zealand sportsmen Category:Auckland rugby league team players Category:Mackay Cutters players Category:Marist Saints players Category:New Zealand people of Samoan descent Category:Sportspeople of Samoan descent Category:New Zealand rugby league players Category:Norths Devils players Category:People educated at St Paul's College, Auckland Category:Rugby league hookers Category:Rugby league players from Auckland Category:Rugby league second-rows Category:Samoa national rugby league team players Category:Samoan rugby league players Category:Wakefield Trinity players --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Michael Sio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sio) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sio?action=history)). 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