Pio Sokobalavu
Pio Sokobalavu is a Fijian rugby league footballer who plays for the St George Illawarra Dragons in the Intrust Super Premiership. He is a Fiji international.
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Born | Totoya, Fiji | 26 April 1996|||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 114 kg (17 st 13 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
From Totoya,[1] Sokobalavu played in the 2016 Holden Cup for the Wests Tigers.[2] In 2017 he played for the Wests Tigers in the New South Wales Cup.[3]
Sokobalavu was not originally selected in the Fijian squad for the 2017 World Cup, but was called in as an injury replacement.[4][5] He was a reserve for Fiji in their match against Italy.[6][7]
In 2018, he was selected to play for Fiji against PNG.
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References
- "RLWC call - Fiji Times Online". www.fijitimes.com. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- "Pio Sokobalavu - Wests Tigers (U20) - NRL.com". www.nrl.com. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- Limited, Communications Fiji. "Sokobalavu joins Fiji Bati camp today". Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- Limited, Communications Fiji. "Pio Sokobalavu to replace Korbin Sims in RLWC". Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- Limited, Communications Fiji. "Fiji Bati squad for Rugby League World Cup named". Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- "Rugby League World Cup 2017: Round 3 Team Lists - Love Rugby League". 7 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- Polkinghorne, David (9 November 2017). "Italy coach Cameron Ciraldo to give Terry Campese every chance of World Cup dream". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
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