1. Siliva Havili was born on 18 February 1993 and is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker and lock for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League.
24 Facts About Siliva Havili
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Siliva Havili has played for both Tonga and New Zealand at international level.
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Siliva Havili previously played for the New Zealand Warriors, the St George Illawarra Dragons and the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League.
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An Otara Scorpions junior, Havili signed with the New Zealand Warriors and has played in their NYC side in the 2011,2012 and 2013 seasons.
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Siliva Havili has played for the Auckland Vulcans in the NSW Cup.
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On 20 April 2013, Siliva Havili made his international debut for Tonga against Samoa in the Pacific Rugby League International at Penrith Stadium.
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On 8 October 2013, Siliva Havili was selected in the Tonga 24 man squad.
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On 28 April 2014, after just playing in 3 NRL matches, Siliva Havili earnt a surprise call-up to the Kiwis squad to take on Australia in the 2014 Anzac Test at SFS.
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On 11 May 2014, Siliva Havili extended his contract with the Warriors for a further two seasons, keeping him at the club to the end off the 2016 season.
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Siliva Havili finished off his debut year in the NRL with him playing in 6 matches for the Warriors in the 2014 season.
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On 9 September 2014, Siliva Havili was selected for the New Zealand 2014 Four Nations train on squad.
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On 7 October 2014, Siliva Havili was selected in the New Zealand national rugby league team final 24 man squad for the series.
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On 20 July 2015, Siliva Havili signed a two-year contract with the St George Illawarra Dragons starting in 2016.
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Siliva Havili played ten games for the Dragons, all coming from the bench.
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The alleged victim claimed Siliva Havili punched him when he had his back turned.
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Lafai and Siliva Havili were charged with common assault and offensive behaviour, but later escaped conviction with a guilty plea.
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Siliva Havili was selected to play for Tonga in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup despite not playing a single game for the Dragons that season.
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Siliva Havili made 22 appearances for Canberra in the 2019 NRL season as the club reached their first grand final in 25 years.
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Siliva Havili played 23 games for Canberra in the 2020 NRL season including the club's preliminary final loss against Melbourne.
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Siliva Havili was limited to only eleven appearances for Canberra in the 2021 NRL season which saw the club miss the finals series.
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Siliva Havili played 23 games for South Sydney in the 2022 NRL season including two of the clubs finals matches against the Sydney Roosters and Cronulla.
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Siliva Havili did not feature in South Sydney's preliminary final loss to eventual premiers Penrith.
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Siliva Havili played a total of eight games throughout the 2023 NRL season as South Sydney finished 9th on the table and missed the finals.
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Siliva Havili played 15 games for South Sydney in the 2024 NRL season which saw the club finish 16th on the table.