1. Mason Lino was born on 4 February 1994 and is a Samoan professional rugby league footballer who plays as a scrum-half and stand-off for Wakefield Trinity in the Super League and Samoa at the international level.
21 Facts About Mason Lino
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Mason Lino previously played for the New Zealand Warriors and the Newcastle Knights in the NRL.
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Mason Lino trialled for the New Zealand Warriors' NYC squad in 2012, earning a place in the squad.
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Mason Lino finished the season as the team's top points-scorer with 144 points in 23 games.
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Mason Lino attended an NRL rookie camp on the 24 and 25 November 2012.
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Mason Lino scored 147 points for the Junior Warriors in 2013, taking his total to 281 from 41 appearances.
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Mason Lino was named in the Samoan train-on squad for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.
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Mason Lino did not make the squad after the cut to 25 players.
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Mason Lino finished his Holden Cup career with 503 points from 62 appearances, becoming the third most-capped Junior Warrior behind Ben Henry and John Palavi.
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Mason Lino had signed with AS Carcassonne for the 2015 season, but the contract was cancelled after his shoulder dislocation in the 2014 Holden Cup grand final.
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Mason Lino made his NRL debut on 22 August 2015 against the North Queensland Cowboys, replacing an injured Chad Townsend.
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Mason Lino played for the Warriors in the 2017 NRL Auckland Nines.
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In June, Mason Lino signed a further two-year contract, committing both parties until the end of the 2019 season.
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On 28 August 2017, Mason Lino was named in The 2017 Intrust Super Premiership NSW team of the year.
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Mason Lino played in 8 NRL games for the Warriors in the 2018 season.
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Mason Lino played 12 games for the Knights, scored two tries and kicked 33 goals.
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In 2020, Mason Lino only managed to play in five games for Newcastle before being released at the end of the season.
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Mason Lino played 24 games for Wakefield Trinity in the 2021 Super League season as the club finished 10th on the table.
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Mason Lino played 24 games for Wakefield Trinity in the 2022 Super League season which saw the club narrowly avoid relegation as they finished 10th.
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Mason Lino played 22 games for Wakefield Trinity in the Super League XXVIII season as the club finished bottom of the table and were relegated to the RFL Championship which ended their 24-year stay in the top flight.
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Mason Lino played 19 games for Wakefield in the 2024 RFL Championship season as the club won all three trophies which were the 1895 Cup, the league leaders shield and RFL Championship grand final.