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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 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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