New Zealand rugby union player
Rugby player
Sione Molia
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Date of birth | (1993-09-05) 5 September 1993 (age 30) |
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Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand |
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Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
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Weight | 95 kg (209 lb; 14 st 13 lb) |
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School | Wesley College |
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Sione Molia (born 5 September 1993) is a New Zealand professional rugby union player who plays as a centre for National Provincial Championship club Counties Manukau and the New Zealand national sevens team.
International career
He made his debut for the New Zealand sevens team at the 2016 USA Sevens. He scored two tries at the 2016 Canada Sevens in New Zealand's semi-final match against Australia to help them into the finals.[1][2]
Molia was named as a reserve for the New Zealand sevens team to the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3] After Sonny Bill Williams suffered an injury in their first pool match against Japan, Molia replaced him.[4][5] He is undertaking an applied maths degree at the University of Auckland.[6]
Molia was part of the All Blacks Sevens squad that won a bronze medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[7][8][9][10] He co-captained the team at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[11][12] His side won a silver medal after losing to Fiji in the gold medal final.[13][14][15]
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