Sione Kite
 Kite playing for the Storm in 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 14 January 1988 Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 120 kg (18 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sione Kite (born 14 January 1988), also known as John Kite is an Australian
Group 6 Rugby League. He previously played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League and the Widnes Vikings in the Super League. He primarily plays prop and second-row
.
Playing career
Born in
NRL début for the Bulldogs against the South Sydney Rabbitohs
.
At the end of the 2008 season, Kite was named at
Toyota Cup
Team of the Year.
At the end of the 2009 season, Kite signed with the Melbourne Storm. He made his début for the Storm in Round 21 of the 2010 NRL season.
On 26 January 2012, Kite signed a 1-year contract with the
2012 Super League season
.
Representative career
In 2008, Kite was named in the Tonga training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup but did not make the final squad.[5]
Personal life
Kite is believed to be the biggest baby born at Canterbury hospital, weighing in at 15 pounds. He completed his schooling at Hampden Park Public School, followed by Holy Spirit College.[6]
References
- ^ "Players". Love Rugby League.
- ^ "John Kite – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project.
- ^ "rleague.com – Kite, Sione". rleague.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2012.
- ^ "Widnes sign Tongan forward Kite". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Tug-of-war over Mason". Sky Sports. 5 August 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
- ^ "Official Widnes Vikings RLFC Web Site". Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2012.