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| Full name | Ken Sio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1990-10-29)29 October 1990 (age 35) Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.81 m)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 14 st 13 lb (95 kg)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ken Sio (born 29 October 1990) is a former professionalrugby league footballer who last played on thewing for theSalford Red Devils in theSuper League.
He has previously played for theParramatta Eels, theNewcastle Knights in theNRL, andHull Kingston Rovers in theSuper League.
Sio was born inBlacktown, New South Wales, Australia.
Having played his junior football for theWentworthville Magpies, Sio went on and played in theUnder 20s Toyota Cup in the 2009 and 2010 seasons for theParramatta Eels.
Going on to train with the first-grade side before breaking his leg in a trial game in 2011, Sio returned halfway through the season for theCabramatta Two Blues in theBundaberg Red Cup.[citation needed]
Sio made hisNational Rugby League début in round 26 of the 2011 season, he played on thewing against theGold Coast Titans, also scoring his début try in the same match.
In June 2011, he re-signed with theParramatta Eels until 2014, along with teammatesMatt Ryan andJoseph Paulo respectively.[4]
Sio was seen as the shining light in 2012, which was a terrible season for theParramatta Eels as they finished last on the table for the first time since 1972, when he scored 13 tries and subsequently came 6th in theNRL's top try scorers table for the season.
He was injured in round 1 of the2013 season against theWarriors, in which he was replaced by debutant,Vai Toutai. Sio returned from injury to play 20 games for Parramatta in 2013 and scored 10 tries but it was not enough to save Parramatta from a second consecutive wooden spoon.[5]
In the2014 NRL season, Sio scored 13 tries in 12 games as Parramatta narrowly missed the finals.[6]
On 31 July 2014, Sio signed a contract to play forSuper League clubHull Kingston Rovers from 2015.[7]
On 8 February 2015, he made his début forHull Kingston Rovers in round 1 of theSuper League season against theLeeds Rhinos. He then scored his first-everSuper League try against theWakefield Trinity Wildcats in round 2.
He represented the club in the2015 Challenge Cup Final.
Sio suffered relegation from theSuper League withHull Kingston Rovers in the 2016 season, due to losing theMillion Pound Game by theSalford Red Devils.
That same game proved to be his last appearance forHull Kingston Rovers, as he went onto join theNewcastle Knights ahead of the2017 NRL season.[citation needed]
On 31 October 2016, Sio signed a 2-year contract to return to theNational Rugby League with theNewcastle Knights.[8]
In the2017 NRL season, Sio played 21 games and scored 5 tries as Newcastle finished last on the table for a third straight season.[9]
On 21 April 2018, in round 7 of the2018 season, Sio scored his firsthat-trick of tries forNewcastle in their 22-20 win over theWests Tigers atTamworth.[10]
Sio failed to come to terms with theNewcastle Knights over a new deal to remain at the club, after a well documented dispute over a contract that they had offered him previously. He then subsequently took the decision to make his return to theSuper League.[citation needed]
It was revealed on 18 October 2018, that Sio had signed a three-year contract to play forSalford in theSuper League ahead of the 2019 season. Sio made his début forSalford on 1 February 2019, in a 14-34 victory overHuddersfield at theJohn Smiths Stadium.
He played in the2019 Super League Grand Final defeat bySt. Helens atOld Trafford.[11][12][13]In round 22 of the2021 Super League season, and scored four tries for Salford in a 42-14 victory overHull F.C.[14]At the end of the 2021 season the talented player finished as the competition's top try scorer.[15]In round 2 of the 2022 Super League season, he scored four tries in a 38-12 victory overToulouse Olympique.[16]In round 19 of the 2022 Super League season, Sio scored ahat-trick in Salford's 32-6 win overCatalans.[17]In the 2023 Super League season, Sio played 24 games for Salford and scored 12 tries as the club finished 7th on the table.[18]
On 5 December 2023, Salford reported that he had departed on compassionate grounds, despite signing a new contract at the end of the 2023 season.[19]
On25 June 2021 he played for theCombined Nations All Stars, and scored two tries, in their 26-24 victory overEngland, staged at theHalliwell Jones Stadium,Warrington, as part of England's2021 Rugby League World Cup preparation.[citation needed]
After missing out on initial selection, he was called up as a replacement into theSamoa squad for the2021 Rugby League World Cup.[20]
