Sebastine Ikahihifo

Sebastine Ikahihifo
Personal information
Born (1991-01-27) 27 January 1991
Auckland, New Zealand
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 107 kg (16 st 12 lb)
Playing information
Position Lock, Second-row, Prop
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012–15 New Zealand Warriors 39 1 0 0 4
2016– Huddersfield Giants 3 0 0 0 0
Total 42 1 0 0 4
As of 17 July 2016
Source: [1]

Sebastine Ikahihifo (born 27 January 1991) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for Huddersfield Giants in the Super League. He plays at second-row and lock, and previously played for New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League.

Background

Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Ikahihifo is of Tongan descent[2] and played his junior rugby league for the Mangere East Hawks. He signed for the New Zealand Warriors in 2010 and played 36 games in the Toyota Cup, being part of the 2010 and 2011 Grand Final victories. In 2012, Ikahihifo played for the Auckland Vulcans.

Playing career

2012

In Round 21 of the 2012 NRL season, Ikahihifo made his first grade debut for the New Zealand Warriors against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles playing off the interchange bench in the Warriors' 24-22 loss at NIB Stadium in Perth.[3] Ikahihifo played in 4 matches for the Warriors in the 2012 NRL season.

2013

Ikahihifo finished the 2013 NRL season with him playing in 8 matches for the Warriors.

2014

In February 2014, Ikahihifo was selected in the Warriors' inaugural 2014 Auckland Nines squad.[4] In June 2014, Ikahihifo had his contract extended to the end of the 2015 season.[5] Ikahihifo finished off the Warriors' 2014 NRL season with him playing in 18 matches.

2015

On 16 January, Ikahihifo was named in the Warriors' 2015 NRL Auckland Nines wider training squad but did not make the final squad.[6][7] In Round 5 against the Melbourne Storm, he scored his first NRL career try in the Warriors' 30-14 loss at AAMI Park.[8] He finished off the season having played in 9 matches and scoring 1 try.[9] On 23 September, he signed a 2-year contract with the St. George Illawarra Dragons starting in 2016.[10][11]

2016

On 29 January, Ikahihifo was named in the Dragons 2016 Auckland Nines squad.[12] He was released from his Dragons contract without making an appearance for the club in order to join the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League as a mid-season transfer.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Sebastine Ikahihifo - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  2. ↑ "Tonga name 58-man squad for Cook Islands qualifier". theroar.com.au. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Manly Sea Eagles stage remarkable comeback to break Warriors' hearts at Patersons Stadium in Perth". Foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  4. ↑ "Squads For Auckland Nines". Rugby League Week. 2014-02-14. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  5. ↑ "Warriors snare Ikahihifo for 2015". NRL.com. 2014-06-26. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  6. ↑ "WARRIORS NAME 2015 NINES SQUAD". Rugby League Week. 2015-01-16. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  7. ↑ "Warriors Cull Back Nines Squad". Rugby League Week. 2015-01-28. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  8. ↑ "Storm blow out Warriors 30 14 at AAMI Park | Sport". 3 News. 2015-04-07. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  9. ↑ "Custom Match List". Rugby League Project. 2015-09-03. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  10. ↑ "Dragons Sign Warrior Ikahihifo". Rugby League Week. 2014-09-14. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  11. ↑ "St George Illawarra Dragons Sign Warriors Sebastine Ikahihifo | Triple M NRL". Triplem.com.au. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  12. ↑ Published by Rocco Luca (2016-01-29). "Dragons name 2016 Nines squad". Rugby League Week. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  13. ↑ "Sebastine Ikahihifo: Huddersfield Giants sign St George Illawarra Dragons forward - BBC Sport". Bbc.co.uk. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
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