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{{Infobox rugby union biography
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{{Infobox rugby biography
| name = Sione Mafileo
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| fullname = Sione Tulimaiau Mafileo
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|04|14|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|04|14|df=y}}
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| birth_place = [[Auckland, New Zealand|Auckland]], New Zealand
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| weight = {{convert|128|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
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| school = [[Wesley College, Auckland|Wesley College]]<br />[[St Kentigern College]]
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| relatives =
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| school = [[Saint Kentigern College]]
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| position = [[Prop (rugby union)|Tighthead Prop]]
| position = [[Prop (rugby union)|Prop]]
| currentclub = {{Rut North Harbour}}
| currentclub = [[North Harbour Rugby Union|North Harbour]], {{rut|Chiefs}}
| youthyears1 =
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| years1 = 2013−
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| clubs1 = {{Rut North Harbour}}
| apps1 = 24
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| clubs1 = [[North Harbour Rugby Union|North Harbour]]
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| points1 = 5
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| apps1 = 78
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| points1 = 20
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| years2 = 2015–2020
| clubs2 = [[Blues (Super Rugby)|Blues]]
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| clubs4 = {{rut|Moana Pasifika}}
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| repyears1 = 2013
| repteam1 = [[New Zealand national schoolboy rugby union team|New Zealand Schools]]
| repteam1 = [[New Zealand national under-20 rugby union team|New Zealand U20]]
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| repcaps1 = 5
| reppoints1 =
| reppoints1 = 0
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| repyears2 = 2020
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| repcaps2 = 1
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| reppoints2 = 0
| clubupdate = 28 October 2016
| clubupdate = 27 August 2024
| repupdate = 1 October 2015
| repupdate = 27 August 2024
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'''Sione Mafileo''' (born 14 April 1993) is a [[New Zealand people|New Zealand]] [[Rugby Union|rugby union]] footballer who currently plays as a [[Prop (rugby union)|prop]] for {{Rut North Harbour}} in the [[ITM Cup]].<ref name="Sione Mafileo North Harbour Player Profile">{{cite web | url=http://www.harbourrugby.co.nz/profile/player/154/ | title=Sione Mafileo North Harbour Player Profile | work=Harbour Rugby | accessdate=1 October 2015}}</ref><ref name="Sione Mafileo itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics">{{cite web | url=http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/player_28865.html | title=Sione Mafileo itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics | work=itsrugby.co.uk | accessdate=1 October 2015}}</ref> During the [[2015 Super Rugby season]] he made 2 appearances for the [[Auckland]]-based {{Rut Blues}} franchise.<ref name="Sione Mafileo Blues Player Profile">{{cite web | url=http://www.theblues.co.nz/players/245-Sione-Mafileo.aspx | title=Sione Mafileo Blues Player Profile | work=Blues Rugby | accessdate=1 October 2015}}</ref>
'''Sione Tulimaiau Mafileo''' (born 14 April 1993) is a [[New Zealand people|New Zealand]] [[Rugby Union|rugby union]] footballer who currently plays as a [[Prop (rugby union)|prop]] for {{Rut|North Harbour}} in the [[ITM Cup]] and the {{rut|Chiefs}} in the international [[Super Rugby]] competition.<ref name="Sione Mafileo North Harbour Player Profile">{{cite web | url=http://www.harbourrugby.co.nz/profile/player/154/ | title=Sione Mafileo North Harbour Player Profile | work=Harbour Rugby | accessdate=1 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200117004955/http://www.harbourrugby.co.nz/profile/player/154/|archive-date=17 January 2020}}</ref><ref name="Sione Mafileo itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics">{{cite web | url=http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/player_28865.html | title=Sione Mafileo itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics | work=itsrugby.co.uk | accessdate=1 October 2015}}</ref><ref name="Sione Mafileo Blues Player Profile">{{cite web | url=http://theblues.co.nz/players/sione-mafileo/ | title=Sione Mafileo Blues Player Profile | work=Blues Rugby | accessdate=26 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219184231/http://theblues.co.nz/players/sione-mafileo/|archive-date=19 February 2018}}</ref><ref name="Blues 2017 Squad Guide">{{cite web | url=http://files.allblacks.com/comms/2016-ISR/2017_ISR_Squad_Naming_Blues-PUBLISHED-01.pdf | title=Blues 2017 Squad Guide | publisher=All Blacks.com | accessdate=26 November 2016}}</ref>


==Early career==
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Mafileo represented [[New Zealand national under-20 rugby union team|New Zealand Under 20]] in the [[2013 IRB Junior World Championship]] in [[France]].<ref name="NZU20 squad named for IRB World Champs in France">{{cite web | url=http://www.allblacks.com/News/22109/nzu20-squad-named-for-irb-world-champs-in-france | title=NZU20 squad named for IRB World Champs in France | work=All Blacks.com | date = 25 April 2013 | accessdate=1 October 2015}}</ref>

Mafileo attended Wesley college and excelled in Rugby playing the role of a bust-out prop with excellent speed & acceleration. He later attended [[Saint Kentigern College]] in Auckland and won the Auckland schools competition with them in 2012.<ref name="Sione Mafileo Blues Player Profile"/>

==Senior career==

Despite being named in North Harbour's squad for the [[2013 ITM Cup]], serious illness prevented him from making any appearances that year.<ref name="Sione Mafileo Blues Player Profile"/> He managed to make it onto the field the following season, but was merely a bit part player, playing 3 times. [[2015 ITM Cup|2015]] was when he really started to establish himself as Harbour's first choice in the number 3 jersey, he played 9 times that season, all of his appearances coming from the start. He continued to be a regular in North Harbour's Championship winning season in [[2016 Mitre 10 Cup|2016]], playing in all 12 of their games during the campaign and scoring his first ever provincial try as Harbour upset the more fancied {{rut|Wellington}} and {{rut|Otago}} to win promotion to the Mitre 10 Cup Premiership for 2017.<ref name="Sione Mafileo itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics"/>

==Super Rugby==

Despite only having 3 provincial appearances at the time, Mafileo was called up by the {{rut|Blues}} to provide front-row injury cover in the latter part of the [[2015 Super Rugby season]]. He debuted in a New Zealand derby match against the {{rut|Crusaders}} and made one other appearance from the replacements bench before the campaign was out.<ref name="Blues coach Sir John Kirwan names young side to take on Crusaders in Auckland">{{cite web | url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/69089203/blues-coach-sir-john-kirwan-names-young-side-to-take-on-crusaders-in-auckland | title=Blues coach Sir John Kirwan names young side to take on Crusaders in Auckland | work=Rugby Heaven | accessdate=4 June 2016}}</ref> The Blues, under new head-coach [[Tana Umaga]] retained his services for [[2016 Super Rugby season|2016]] and he went on to play 6 times during the year, including his first 2 starts for the franchise.<ref name="Sione Mafileo itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics"/> He was again named in the Blues squad for the [[2017 Super Rugby season|2017 season]].<ref name="Sione Mafileo Blues Player Profile"/>

==International==

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Mafileo was a [[New Zealand national schoolboy rugby union team|New Zealand Schoolboys]] representative in 2011 and was a member of the [[New Zealand national under-20 rugby union team|New Zealand Under 20]] which competed in the [[2013 IRB Junior World Championship]] in [[France]] where he made 5 appearances.<ref name="NZU20 squad named for IRB World Champs in France">{{cite web | url=http://www.allblacks.com/News/22109/nzu20-squad-named-for-irb-world-champs-in-france | title=NZU20 squad named for IRB World Champs in France | work=All Blacks.com | date = 25 April 2013 | accessdate=1 October 2015}}</ref><ref name="Sione Mafileo New Zealand U20 Player Profile">{{cite web | url=http://www.allblacks.com/Player/Schools/2148 | title=Sione Mafileo New Zealand U20 Player Profile | work=All Blacks.com | accessdate=26 November 2016}}</ref>

==Career Honours==

'''North Harbour'''

*[[Mitre 10 Cup|Mitre 10 Cup Championship]] - [[2016 Mitre 10 Cup|2016]]

==Super Rugby Statistics==

{{updated|26 November 2016}}<ref name="Sione Mafileo itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics"/>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; line-height:90%; font-size:95%; width:70%;"
|-
! Season !! Team !! Games !! Starts !! Sub !! Mins !! Tries !! Cons !! Pens !! Drops !! Points !! Yel !! Red
|-
| [[2015 Super Rugby season|2015]] || {{Rut|Blues}} || 2 || 0 || 2 || 71 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| [[2016 Super Rugby season|2016]] || {{Rut|Blues}} || 6 || 2 || 4 || 159 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total || 8 || 2 || 6 || 230 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0
|}


==References==
==References==
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{{Blues squad}}
{{Moana Pasifika squad}}
{{North Harbour ITM Cup squad}}
{{North Harbour NPC squad}}


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[[Category:Chiefs (Super Rugby) players]]

Latest revision as of 15:40, 14 December 2024

Sione Mafileo
Full nameSione Tulimaiau Mafileo
Date of birth (1993-04-14) 14 April 1993 (age 31)
Place of birthAuckland, New Zealand
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight128 kg (282 lb; 20 st 2 lb)
SchoolWesley College
St Kentigern College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team North Harbour, Chiefs
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014– North Harbour 78 (20)
2015–2020 Blues 53 (0)
2021-2023 Chiefs 13 (0)
2024- Moana Pasifika 12 (10)
Correct as of 27 August 2024
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013 New Zealand U20 5 (0)
2020 Moana Pasifika 1 (0)
Correct as of 27 August 2024

Sione Tulimaiau Mafileo (born 14 April 1993) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer who currently plays as a prop for North Harbour in the ITM Cup and the Chiefs in the international Super Rugby competition.[1][2][3][4]

Early career

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Mafileo attended Wesley college and excelled in Rugby playing the role of a bust-out prop with excellent speed & acceleration. He later attended Saint Kentigern College in Auckland and won the Auckland schools competition with them in 2012.[3]

Senior career

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Despite being named in North Harbour's squad for the 2013 ITM Cup, serious illness prevented him from making any appearances that year.[3] He managed to make it onto the field the following season, but was merely a bit part player, playing 3 times. 2015 was when he really started to establish himself as Harbour's first choice in the number 3 jersey, he played 9 times that season, all of his appearances coming from the start. He continued to be a regular in North Harbour's Championship winning season in 2016, playing in all 12 of their games during the campaign and scoring his first ever provincial try as Harbour upset the more fancied Wellington and Otago to win promotion to the Mitre 10 Cup Premiership for 2017.[2]

Super Rugby

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Despite only having 3 provincial appearances at the time, Mafileo was called up by the Blues to provide front-row injury cover in the latter part of the 2015 Super Rugby season. He debuted in a New Zealand derby match against the Crusaders and made one other appearance from the replacements bench before the campaign was out.[5] The Blues, under new head-coach Tana Umaga retained his services for 2016 and he went on to play 6 times during the year, including his first 2 starts for the franchise.[2] He was again named in the Blues squad for the 2017 season.[3]

International

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Mafileo was a New Zealand Schoolboys representative in 2011 and was a member of the New Zealand Under 20 which competed in the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship in France where he made 5 appearances.[6][7]

Career Honours

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North Harbour

Super Rugby Statistics

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As of 26 November 2016[2]
Season Team Games Starts Sub Mins Tries Cons Pens Drops Points Yel Red
2015 Blues 2 0 2 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016 Blues 6 2 4 159 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 8 2 6 230 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

References

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  1. ^ "Sione Mafileo North Harbour Player Profile". Harbour Rugby. Archived from the original on 17 January 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d "Sione Mafileo itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d "Sione Mafileo Blues Player Profile". Blues Rugby. Archived from the original on 19 February 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Blues 2017 Squad Guide" (PDF). All Blacks.com. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Blues coach Sir John Kirwan names young side to take on Crusaders in Auckland". Rugby Heaven. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  6. ^ "NZU20 squad named for IRB World Champs in France". All Blacks.com. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  7. ^ "Sione Mafileo New Zealand U20 Player Profile". All Blacks.com. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
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