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Bayley Sironen
Personal information
Born (1996-12-23) 23 December 1996 (age 27)
Sydney, Australia
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight101 kg (15 st 13 lb)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Loose forward, Hooker
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
2021–23 New Zealand Warriors 57 4 0 0 16
2024– Catalans Dragons 19 2 0 0 8
Total 100 8 0 0 32
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018 NSW Residents 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]
As of 11 January 2024
FatherPaul Sironen
RelativesCurtis Sironen (brother)

Bayley Sironen (born 23 December 1996) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row, hooker, and Loose forward for Catalans Dragons in the Betfred Super League.

He previously played for the Wests Tigers, South Sydney Rabbitohs and New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League.

Background

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Sironen was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He is the younger brother of St Helens 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

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Early career

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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] Sironen played 19 games for New Zealand in the 2021 NRL season where the club finished 12th on the table and missed the finals.[18]

2022

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Sironen made a total of 13 appearances for the New Zealand Warriors in the 2022 NRL season as they finished 15th on the table.[19]

2023

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On 5 October 2023, it was reported that he had signed with the Catalans Dragons ahead of the 2024 season on a two-year deal.[20]

Statistics

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Season Team Played Tries Pts
2017 Wests Tigers 2
2019 South Sydney Rabbitohs 3
2020 19 2 8
2021 New Zealand Warriors 19 2 8
2022 13
2023 25 2 8
2024 * Catalans Dragons 12
Totals 93 6 24

*denotes season competing

References

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  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.
  18. ^ "NRL 2021: Why every bottom-eight side missed the finals". www.sportingnews.com.
  19. ^ "Warriors farewell 15 players after return to New Zealand". www.foxsports.com.au.
  20. ^ "NRL forward Bayley Sironen makes Super League move after leaving New Zealand Warriors". Love Rugby League. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
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