Sebastine Ikahihifo
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| Full name | Sebastine Ikahihifo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 January 1991 Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 16 st 12 lb (107 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop, Loose forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sebastine Ikahihifo (born 27 January 1991) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop and loose forward for the Salford Red Devils in the Betfred Super League, on loan from the Huddersfield Giants.
He previously played for the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL.
Background[edit]
Ikahihifo was born in Auckland, New Zealand, and is of Tongan descent.[3]
He played his junior rugby league for the Mangere East Hawks.
Playing career[edit]
Early career[edit]
He signed for the New Zealand Warriors in 2010 and played 36 games in the Toyota Cup, being part of the 2010 and 2011 grand final victories. In 2012, Ikahihifo played for the Auckland Vulcans in the NSW Cup.
2012[edit]
In Round 21 of the 2012 NRL season, Ikahihifo made his first grade début for the New Zealand Warriors against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles playing off the interchange bench in the Warriors' 24-22 loss at NIB Stadium in Perth.[4] Ikahihifo played in 4 matches for the Warriors in the 2012 NRL season.
2013[edit]
Ikahihifo finished the 2013 NRL season with him playing in 8 matches for the Warriors.
2014[edit]
In February 2014, Ikahihifo was selected in the Warriors' inaugural 2014 Auckland Nines squad.[5] In June 2014, Ikahihifo had his contract extended to the end of the 2015 season.[6] Ikahihifo finished off the Warriors' 2014 NRL season with him playing in 18 matches.
2015[edit]
On 16 January, Ikahihifo was named in the Warriors' 2015 NRL Auckland Nines wider training squad but did not make the final squad.[7][8] In Round 5 against the Melbourne Storm, he scored his first NRL career try in the Warriors' 30-14 loss at AAMI Park.[9] He finished off the season having played in 9 matches and scoring a try.[10] On 23 September, he signed a 2-year contract with the St. George Illawarra Dragons starting in 2016.[11][12]
2016[edit]
On 29 January, Ikahihifo was named in the Dragons 2016 Auckland Nines squad.[13] He was released from his Dragons contract without making an appearance for the club in order to join the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League as a mid-season transfer.[14]
2017[edit]
In 2017, Ikahihifo was named in the Super League Dream Team.[15]
2018[edit]
He made a total of 20 appearances for Huddersfield in all competitions as the club missed the finals series finishing 5th.[16]
2019[edit]
He made a total of 18 appearances in the 2019 season as Huddersfield finished a disappointing 10th.[17]
2020[edit]
He joined Salford on loan in the 2020 season. He later played for Salford in their 2020 Challenge Cup Final defeat against Leeds.[18]
2021[edit]
On 13 Nov 2020 the club website reported that they would extend the loan period to cover the 2021 season.[19]
References[edit]
- ^ loverugbyleague
- ^ "Sebastine Ikahihifo - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
- ^ "Tonga name 58-man squad for Cook Islands qualifier". theroar.com.au. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "Manly Sea Eagles stage remarkable comeback to break Warriors' hearts at Patersons Stadium in Perth". Foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
- ^ "Squads For Auckland Nines". Rugby League Week. 2014-02-14. Archived from the original on 2016-01-15. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
- ^ "Warriors snare Ikahihifo for 2015". NRL.com. 2014-06-26. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
- ^ "WARRIORS NAME 2015 NINES SQUAD". Rugby League Week. 2015-01-16. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
- ^ "Warriors Cull Back Nines Squad". Rugby League Week. 2015-01-28. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
- ^ "Storm blow out Warriors 30 14 at AAMI Park | Sport". 3 News. 2015-04-07. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
- ^ "Custom Match List". Rugby League Project. 2015-09-03. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
- ^ "Dragons Sign Warrior Ikahihifo". Rugby League Week. 2014-09-14. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
- ^ "St George Illawarra Dragons Sign Warriors Sebastine Ikahihifo | Triple M NRL". Triplem.com.au. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
- ^ Published by Rocco Luca (2016-01-29). "Dragons name 2016 Nines squad". Rugby League Week. Archived from the original on 2016-02-04. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
- ^ "Sebastine Ikahihifo: Huddersfield Giants sign St George Illawarra Dragons forward - BBC Sport". Bbc.co.uk. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
- ^ "Super League Dream Team 2017: Castleford dominate selection". 25 September 2017.
- ^ "Season Review Huddersfield Giants". www.rugby-league.com.
- ^ "Will They Arise Again?! Huddersfield Giants 2019 Season Review". www.seriousaboutrl.com.
- ^ "Leeds beat Salford 17-16 after Luke Gale lands late winning drop-goal". www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Sebastine Ikahihifo to return in 2021". www.salfordreddevils.net. 13 Nov 2020. Retrieved 28 Dec 2020.