Bayley Sironen

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Bayley Sironen
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Personal information
Born (1996-12-23) 23 December 1996 (age 25)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight95 kg (14 st 13 lb)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017–18 Wests Tigers 2 0 0 0 0
2019–20 South Sydney 22 2 0 0 8
2021– New Zealand Warriors 19 2 0 0 8
Total 43 4 0 0 16
As of 20 May 2021
Source: [1]

Bayley Sironen (born 23 December 1996) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row and centre for the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL.

He played for the Wests Tigers and the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League.

Background[]

Sironen was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He is the younger brother of Manly Warringah Sea Eagles player Curtis Sironen, and son of Australian international Paul Sironen.[2]

Sironen played his junior rugby league for the Holy Cross Rhinos, before being signed by the Wests Tigers.

Playing career[]

Early career[]

In July 2014, Sironen was named in the Australian Schoolboys rugby league squad.[3] In 2015 and 2016, he played for the Wests Tigers' NYC team.[4] In July 2016, he played for the New South Wales under-20s team against the Queensland under-20s team.[5]

2017[]

In 2017, Sironen graduated to the Tigers' Intrust Super Premiership NSW team.[6] In round 25 of the 2017 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Tigers against the North Queensland Cowboys.[7][8] He was contracted to the Tigers until the end of 2018.[9]

2018[]

In 2018, Sironen was selected to play for the New South Wales Residents against the Queensland Residents side.[10] On September 5, Sironen signed a one year deal to join South Sydney for the 2019 season after failing to secure a first grade spot with Wests.[11]

2019[]

Sironen made his debut for an Origin depleted South Sydney side (first grade player #1151)[12]in round 12 of the 2019 NRL season against Parramatta which ended in a 14-26 defeat at the new Western Sydney Stadium.[13]

2020[]

In round 7 of the 2020 NRL season, Sironen scored his first try in the top grade as South Sydney were defeated by Penrith 20-12 at Bankwest Stadium.[14]

Sironen played 19 games throughout the season including South Sydney's preliminary final defeat against Penrith.[15]

On 20 November, he signed a three-year contract with New Zealand.[16]

2021[]

In round 1 of the 2021 NRL season, he scored a try on debut for New Zealand in a 19-6 victory over the Gold Coast.[17]

References[]

  1. ^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Bayley Sironen - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Brothers Curtis and Bayley Sironen aim to follow in father Paul's footsteps at Wests Tigers". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  3. ^ Connellan, Matthew (22 July 2014). "Sironen surname no burden". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  4. ^ "S". 27 December 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  5. ^ NRL Digital Media (7 July 2016). "NSW Under-20s Team Announcement". NSWRL. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  6. ^ Media, NRL Digital (28 February 2017). "TEAMS - Intrust Super Premiership NSW Round 1". Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Updated team lists: Wests Tigers v Cowboys". 25 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  8. ^ Media, NRL Digital. "Late Changes: NRL Round 25 vs. Cowboys". Archived from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Bayley Sironen to make Wests Tigers debut against Cowboys". www.theaustralian.com.au. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  10. ^ "FINAL TEAM - Intrust Super NSW Residents". 24 June 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  11. ^ "Rabbitohs sign Kurt Dillon and Bayley Sironen". 5 September 2018.
  12. ^ "South Sydney Rabbitohs Rugby League Player Report - Bayley Sironen".
  13. ^ "Parramatta Eels beat South Sydney Rabbitohs 26-14 in NRL round 12". ABC News. 31 May 2019.
  14. ^ "Andrew Johns issues reality check to South Sydney". wwos.nine.com.au.
  15. ^ "Penrith Panthers beat South Sydney Rabbitohs 20-16 to set up NRL grand final against Melbourne Storm". ABC News. 17 October 2020.
  16. ^ "Rabbitohs release gun to Warriors, Johns signs with Knights". www.foxsports.com.au. 20 November 2020.
  17. ^ "Sydney Roosters break first-round record with 46-4 win over Manly, Penrith Panthers thump Cowboys 46-4". ABC News. 13 March 2021.

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