Toshio Laiseni
 Toshio Laiseni playing for the Newtown Jets | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Toshio Laiseni | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 June 1985 Nukuʻalofa, Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback, Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 21 January 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toshio Laiseni (born 19 June 1985) is a Tongan former professional rugby league footballer who played as fullback or winger.
Early career[edit]
Laiseni was born in Nukuʻalofa, Tonga.
Laiseni started his football at the Otahuhu Leopards before being selected to represent the Otahuhu-Ellerslie Leopards in the Bartercard Cup. From this competition he was signed by the New Zealand Warriors although he did not play any NRL matches for the club.
Playing career[edit]
2006[edit]
Laiseni made his first-grade debut for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in round 18 of the 2006 NRL season on 9 July 2006 at Toyota Park against the Wests Tigers. On his debut, Laiseni played a part in his side's first and only try of the game, making a break and setting up Kevin Kingston to score between the posts. Despite Cronulla losing the match 22-10, Laiseni made a solid beginning to his professional rugby league career.
2007[edit]
Laiseni signed with the North Queensland Cowboys for the 2007 season, playing mostly for the Young Guns in the Queensland Cup.
2008[edit]
In 2008 he played for Newtown in the NSW Cup.
In August 2008, Laiseni was named in the Tonga training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup,[2] and in October 2008 he was named in the final 24-man Tonga squad.[3]
Later years[edit]
In 2009 Laiseni returned to New Zealand and played for the Papakura Sea Eagles in the 2009 Fox Memorial. He again represented Tonga in a Test against the New Zealand national rugby league team.[4] In 2010 he was part of the Auckland Vulcans squad in the NSW Cup.[5] He later returned to play for his junior club, the Ellerslie Eagles.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Toshio Laiseni- Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "Tug-of-war over Mason". Sky Sports. 5 August 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
- ^ "Samoa, Tonga and Fiji name squads". BBC. 8 October 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2008.
- ^ Mateo to headline Tonga's act in Test Archived 11 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine nrl.com, 8 October 2009
- ^ "Forging a path to success" Superleague, Issue 1 2010. p.25.
- ^ "Team Sheet".
External links[edit]
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Auckland rugby league team players
- Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks players
- Ellerslie Eagles players
- New Zealand rugby league players
- Newtown Jets NSW Cup players
- Otahuhu Leopards players
- Papakura Sea Eagles players
- Rugby league fullbacks
- Rugby league players from Tongatapu
- Sportspeople from Nukuʻalofa
- Tonga national rugby league team players
- Tongan emigrants to New Zealand
- Tongan rugby league players