| Born | (1987-06-08)8 June 1987 (age 38) Vavaʻu, Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 125 kg (276 lb; 19 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Rotorua Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Siegfried Fisi'ihoi (born 8 June 1987) is a Tongan professionalrugby union player who plays as aprop forTop 14 clubPau and theTonga national team.[1][2][3][4]
Born in Tonga, Fisi'ihoi moved to New Zealand in his teens and attendedRotorua Boys' High School where he initially played his rugby as anumber eight. He stayed in the Bay of Plenty after school and was playing for their development side in 2010 when a minor liquor ban breach flagged up that he had overstayed his visa and he was subsequently deported back to Tonga. He was able to return to New Zealand the following year and played club rugby for Rotoiti while also having a spell playing forEast Coast in theHeartland Championship.[1][4][5]
Something of a late bloomer, Fisi'ihoi's first experience of senior provincial rugby came at the age of 27 when he made the Bay of Plenty squad for the2014 ITM Cup. Playing largely off the bench in his debut season, he scored 2 tries in 7 appearances as the Steamers finished bottom of the Championship log.2015 saw him play in 10 of the Steamers 11 Championship matches as they enjoyed a much better campaign, finishing in 3rd place before being eliminated byHawke's Bay at the semi-final stage. He again made 10 appearances in2016 to help the Bay to 4th place in the Championship and another exit at the semi-final stage, this time at the hands ofOtago.[2]
Solid domestic performances for the Bay of Plenty in 2014 and 2015 saw him named in theChiefs wider training group ahead of the2016 Super Rugby season.[6] Injuries to fellow propsNepo Laulala andPauliasi Manu meant that he got plenty of game time during his first year inHamilton. He made 9 substitute appearances during his debut campaign as his new side reached the competition's semi-finals before going down to New Zealand rivals and eventual winners, theHurricanes. As a reward for his displays throughout the season, he was promoted to the Chiefs senior squad for2017.[3]
| Year | Team | Played | Start | Sub | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drop | Points | Yel | Red |
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| 2016 | Chiefs | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
as of 11 December 2016[update][2]
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