Siuatonga Likiliki
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Siuatonga Likiliki is a professional rugby league
player who currently plays for the Newcastle Knights
in the National Rugby League
competition. His position of choice is at .
and played for the Marist Saints
in the Auckland Rugby League
competition. He then played for the Auckland Lions
in the NSW Premier League.
, Likiliki played for the Junior Warriors in the Toyota Cup before making his National Rugby League
debut on 15 August 2009 against the Parramatta Eels
. Likiliki was the eighth player to be promoted to the Warriors first grade squad from the under-20 squad since the competition began in 2008.
Likiliki was named in the 2009 Toyota Cup team of the year, and then the 2010 Toyota Cup team of the year as well.
On the 3 October 2010, Likiliki scored a try in his NYC Grand Final winning appearance against the South Sydney Rabbitohs
which was his last game for the Warriors. He finished his Toyota Cup career having played in fifty matches and scored twenty eight tries.
.
He made his debut for the Knights in Round 25 of the 2011 season
after Adam MacDougall
was ruled out of the game with injury.
against the New Zealand Kiwis during the one off test in 2009.
In 2010 he was picked for the Junior Kiwis
.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
player who currently plays for the Newcastle Knights
Newcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
in the National Rugby League
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
competition. His position of choice is at .
Early years
Likiliki attended Mount Albert Grammar SchoolMount Albert Grammar School
Mount Albert Grammar School, or MAGS, is a co-educational secondary school in Central Auckland, New Zealand. It teaches from year 9 to year 13. Mount Albert Grammar is one of the largest secondary schools in the country...
and played for the Marist Saints
Marist Saints
The Marist Saints is a rugby league club based in Mount Albert, New Zealand. They regularly feature in the Fox Memorial, the premier division in Auckland Rugby League...
in the Auckland Rugby League
Auckland Rugby League
The Auckland Rugby League is the governing body for the sport of rugby league in the Auckland Region of New Zealand. It is responsible for rugby league in the region and was the owner of Carlaw Park, once the "spiritual home of rugby league in New Zealand".-History:The Auckland Rugby League was...
competition. He then played for the Auckland Lions
Auckland Lions
The Auckland Lions were a rugby league club that had teams in both the New Zealand Bartercard Cup and the NSWRL Premier League. They were mostly based around the Mt Albert Lions Rugby League club...
in the NSW Premier League.
New Zealand Warriors
Signed by the New Zealand WarriorsNew Zealand Warriors
The New Zealand Warriors are a professional rugby league football club based in Auckland, New Zealand. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership and are the League's only team from outside Australia...
, Likiliki played for the Junior Warriors in the Toyota Cup before making his National Rugby League
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
debut on 15 August 2009 against the Parramatta Eels
Parramatta Eels
The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta. The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, with their First Grade side playing their first season in the New South Wales Rugby Football League...
. Likiliki was the eighth player to be promoted to the Warriors first grade squad from the under-20 squad since the competition began in 2008.
Likiliki was named in the 2009 Toyota Cup team of the year, and then the 2010 Toyota Cup team of the year as well.
On the 3 October 2010, Likiliki scored a try in his NYC Grand Final winning appearance against the South Sydney Rabbitohs
South Sydney Rabbitohs
The South Sydney Rabbitohs are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Redfern, a suburb of South-central Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League premiership and are one of nine existing teams from the state capital...
which was his last game for the Warriors. He finished his Toyota Cup career having played in fifty matches and scored twenty eight tries.
Newcastle Knights
In June 2010, he signed a 2-year deal starting from 2011 with the Newcastle KnightsNewcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
.
He made his debut for the Knights in Round 25 of the 2011 season
2011 NRL season
The 2011 NRL season was the 105th season of professional rugby league football club competition in Australia, and the fourteenth run by the National Rugby League. The NRL's main championship, called the 2011 Telstra Premiership due to sponsorship from Telstra, was contested by sixteen teams for the...
after Adam MacDougall
Adam MacDougall
Adam "Mad Dog" MacDougall is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. A New South Wales State of Origin and Australian international representative centre, he has spent the majority of his career at the Newcastle Knights, with whom he won the 1997 and 2001...
was ruled out of the game with injury.
Representative career
Likiliki played for TongaTonga national rugby league team
The Tonga national rugby league team is a national sporting side, representing Tonga in rugby league football. Rugby league is a popular sport in Tonga, and the national team has become one of the best performed nations in the world...
against the New Zealand Kiwis during the one off test in 2009.
In 2010 he was picked for the Junior Kiwis
Junior Kiwis
The Junior Kiwis side represents New Zealand in the sport of rugby league. They are commonly known as the Junior Kiwis, after the native bird of that name. They are not necessarily an age grade side, but the second national team behind the New Zealand national rugby league team. They are...
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