Sililo Martens
| Full name | Sililo Victor Martens | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 April 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 97 kg (15 st 4 lb) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Scrum-half | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1999-2000 2000-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2008 2008-2009 2009-2011 |
Worcester Swansea Bridgend Celtic Warriors Sale Scarlets Carmarthen Quins |
6 47 20 15 66 12 32 |
(5) (40) (5) (10) (35) (0) (10) |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1998-2009 2008 |
 TongaPacific Islanders |
29 3 |
(15) (0) |
Sililo Victor Martens (born 27 April 1977 in Auckland, New Zealand)[1] is a former Tongan international rugby union player.
Career
Martens was born in Auckland New Zealand to a Tongan mother and Australian father. He spent most of his childhood in the Islands of Tonga where he was moved to Auckland New Zealand to start his education. His high school years were spent at Onehunga High where he went on to play rugby for Auckland and continued through the grades to reach New Zealand Schools status. In 1999 he played for Tonga in the Rugby World Cup which led to a professional rugby contract with English premiership side Worcester. From 2000 to 2002 he played for Swansea in the Welsh Premiership. 2002 -2003 he joined fellow Welsh team Bridgend. During the 2003/2004 Martens joined the short lived Welsh regional side Celtic Warriors. He played is his second Rugby World Cup in 2003 for Tonga. 2004-2008 moved back to the English Premiership with Sale Sharks who went on to win the Guinness Premiership in 2006, to which Martens contributed 15 appearances.[2] In 2008 he played in the Pacific Islands Team which toured the UK. The 2008/2009 season saw Martens return to Welsh rugby joining the Scarlets.
Martens position is scrum-half, he currently plays for Carmarthen Quins, having mutually agreed that his contract with the Scarlets would be terminated in 2009. His previous clubs include Swansea, Bridgend, Celtic Warriors and Sale Sharks.
Martens acted in the Welsh language soap opera Pobl y Cwm and went on to play a small role in the film Invictus along with fellow Tongan Epeli Taione.[3]
References
- ↑ Sililo Martens player profile ESPN Scrum.com
- ↑ "Zurich Premiership 2005/06 » Sale Sharks » Season appearances". rugby.statbunker.com. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3808679/
