 Molia in 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1993-09-05)5 September 1993 (age 32) Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb; 14 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Wesley College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sione Molia (born 5 September 1993) is a New Zealand professionalrugby union player who plays as acentre forNational Provincial Championship clubCounties Manukau and theNew Zealand national sevens team.
He made his debut for theNew Zealand sevens team at the2016 USA Sevens. He scored two tries at the2016 Canada Sevens inNew Zealand's semi-final match againstAustralia to help them into the finals.[1][2]
Molia was named as a reserve for theNew Zealand sevens team to the2016 Summer Olympics.[3] AfterSonny Bill Williams suffered an injury in their first pool match againstJapan, Molia replaced him.[4][5] He is undertaking an applied maths degree at theUniversity of Auckland.[6]
Molia was part of theAll Blacks Sevens squad that won a bronze medal at the2022 Commonwealth Games inBirmingham.[7][8][9][10] He co-captained the team at theRugby World Cup Sevens inCape Town.[11][12] His side won a silver medal after losing toFiji in the gold medal final.[13][14][15]
