Wallace Sititi Explained

Wallace Sititi
Birth Date:7 September 2002
Birth Place:Apia, Samoa
Height:1870NaN0
Weight:1130NaN0
Relatives:Semo Sititi (father)
Position:Flanker / Number 8
Currentclub:,
Years1:2022–
Apps1:10
Points1:5
Years2:2024–
Apps2:12
Points2:10
Repyears1:2022
Repteam1:New Zealand U20
Repcaps1:2
Reppoints1:10
Repyears4:2024–
Repteam4:New Zealand
Repcaps4:1
Reppoints4:0
Clubupdate:16 June 2024
Repupdate:10 August 2024

Wallace Sititi (born 7 September 2002) is a New Zealand rugby union player, who plays for the and . His preferred position is flanker or number 8. He is the son of Semo Sititi who played for Samoa.

Early life

Sititi was born in Samoa, but spent his first five years living in Scotland while his father Semo Sititi played for Border Reivers and Newcastle Falcons. He was named Wallace after the Scottish knight William Wallace, as his parents loved the film Braveheart.[1] Sititi also lived in Osaka, Japan for seven years while his father played for NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes Osaka.

Sititi attended De La Salle College, Auckland, where he played he was deputy head boy and captained the First XV.[2] In his early years Wallace Sititi had aspirations to become an pilot.

He played club rugby for Auckland Marist.

Club career

Sititi has represented in the National Provincial Championship since 2022, being named in their full squad for the 2023 Bunnings NPC. He was selected for the New Zealand U20s in 2022.[3] [4] [5] He was named in the squad for the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season.[6]

International career

On 24 June 2024, Sititi was named in the first All Blacks squad of the year for the 2024 Steinlager Ultra Low Carb Series.[7] On 20 July 2024 Sititi made his All Blacks debut as a replacement in the test match against Fiji played at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego, California.

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Notes and References

  1. News: The Chiefs breakout No.8 who was named after Braveheart. 15 May 2024. 10 August 2024.
  2. News: Wallace Sititi - the green chair. Fe La Salle College. 30 June 2020. 19 November 2023.
  3. Web site: Wallace Sititi. Ultimate Rugby. 19 November 2023.
  4. News: Seven players from South in NZ U20 squad. Otago Daily Times. 15 June 2022. 19 November 2023.
  5. Web site: Say hello to your official 2023 Harbour Heat Squad! . @harbourrugby on Instagram . 18 July 2023 . 13 August 2023.
  6. Gallagher Chiefs squad named for 2024 . Chiefs . 9 November 2023 . 9 November 2023.
  7. Web site: ALL BLACKS SQUAD NAMED FOR STEINLAGER ULTRA LOW CARB SERIES . All Blacks . 25 June 2024.