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| Full name | Sio Siua Taukei'aho | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1992-01-03)3 January 1992 (age 33) Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop, Lock, Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sio Siua Taukeiaho (born 3 January 1992) is a professionalrugby league footballer who plays as aprop orloose forward for theManly Warringah Sea Eagles in theNRL. He plays forTonga and played forNew Zealand at international level.
He previously played for theSydney Roosters andNew Zealand Warriors in theNational Rugby League (NRL). He won back-to-back NRL premierships with the Roosters in 2018 and 2019.
Taukeiaho was born inŌtara, South Auckland, New Zealand.[3]
Taukeiaho is ofTongan descent and played for theOtara Scorpions in 2010 before being signed by theNew Zealand Warriors.[4]
He played in the2011 Toyota Cup winning Junior Warriors and was named in theJunior Kiwis that year.[5]
He made his first grade debut in round 26 against theSt. George Illawarra Dragons on 7 September 2013.[6]
At the end of the 2013 season he requested, and was granted, his release from the Warriors.[7] Taukeiaho would then tweet on 27 September 2013 that he signed with the Roosters for two years.[8]
Taukeiaho came into the 2015 NRL season as the Roosters' replacement for the departedSonny Bill Williams. Taukeiaho was a surprise inclusion on the interchange to start the 2015 season, his great early form cemented his spot as he went on to play every game of the season, scoring 2 tries.[9]
On 30 September 2018, Taukeiaho played in Eastern Suburbs 21–6 victory over Melbourne in the 2018 NRL grand final.[10]
Taukeiaho made a total of 20 appearances for theSydney Roosters in the2019 NRL season as the club finished second on the table and qualified for the finals. Taukeiaho played from the bench in the2019 NRL Grand Final as the Sydney Roosters won their second consecutive premiership defeating Canberra 14–8 atANZ Stadium.[11][12]
He played a total of 21 games for the Sydney Roosters in the2021 NRL season including the club's two finals matches. TheSydney Roosters would be eliminated from the second week of the finals losing to Manly 42-6.[13][14]
On 14 October 2023, Taukeiaho played in Catalans2023 Super League Grand Final loss againstWigan.[15]
On 12 July 2024, it was announced thatCatalans Dragons had terminated his contract, along with two other players namelyJayden Nikorima andDamel Diakhate, for being"...involved in an incident deemed to be ‘highly unacceptable’ by the French club and contrary to their values..."[16]After his release from Catalans, Taukeiaho attempted to sign with theCanterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs but the request was blocked by the NRL for the rest of the season.[17]
On 8 November 2024, Taukeiaho signed a one year deal withManly for the2025 NRL season.[18]
Taukeiaho played forTonga against Papua New Guinea in an end of year test match in the PNG while on 2 May 2015 in the Gold Coast, he played for Tonga in theirPolynesian Cup clash with Pacific rivals Samoa.[19]
On 2 November 2019, Taukeiaho captained Tonga against Australia as they went on to win 16–12, causing one of the biggest upsets in international rugby league history.[20]
| Year | Team | Games | Tries | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 |  New Zealand Warriors | 1 | |||
| 2015 |  Sydney Roosters | 27 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2016 | 20 | 1 | 27 | 58 | |
| 2017 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
| 2018 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 14 | |
| 2019 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 26 | |
| 2020 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
| 2021 | 21 | 22 | 44 | ||
| 2022 | 18 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2023 |  Catalans Dragons | 10 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2025 |  Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 6 | |||
| Totals | 180 | 14 | 63 | 182 |
source:[21]
