Ligi Sao

Liligiifo Sao (born 11 October 1992) is a Samoa international rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for Hull F.C. in the Betfred Super League.

Ligi Sao
Personal information
Full nameLiligiifo Sao[1][2]
Born (1992-10-11) 11 October 1992[3]
Auckland, New Zealand
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight109 kg (17 st 2 lb)
Playing information
PositionLock, Prop
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013–15 Manly Sea Eagles 21 2 0 0 8
2016–19 New Zealand Warriors 26 1 0 0 4
2020– Hull F.C. 0 0 0 0 0
Total 47 3 0 0 12
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018– Samoa 1 0 0 0 0
2019– Samoa 9s 3 1 0 0 5
As of 20 October 2019
Source: [4]

Sao previously played for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles and the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL.

Background

Sao was born in Auckland, New Zealand and is of Samoan descent.

He played his junior football for the Manurewa Marlins in the Auckland Rugby League competition.

Playing career

He was then signed by the New Zealand Warriors, playing in the 2012 Toyota Cup for the Junior Warriors.

In 2013 Sao signed with the Manly Sea Eagles. Sao played in both the 2013 Holden Cup and the 2013 NSW Cup before making his first grade debut on 15 July 2013 against the North Queensland Cowboys.[4]

On 22 July 2015, three days before they were due to play Manly in Auckland, the Warriors announced that they had signed Sao for the 2016 and 2017 seasons.[5]

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References
  1. "NRL Rd 8 - Storm v Sea Eagles Photos and Images". Getty Images. 2015-04-25. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
  2. "Photo Gallery Rd 15 v Wests Tigers". Sea Eagles. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2015-07-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Ligi Sao - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 1992-10-11. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
  5. "PLAYER SIGNING | Sao coming home - Warriors". Warriors.kiwi. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
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