John Sinisa is a Tongan

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 11 ...

footballer who played his club football as a for the

Balmain Tigers The Balmain Tigers (also known as the Sydney Tigers from 1995–96) are a rugby league club based in the inner-western Sydney suburb of Balmain. They were a founding member of the New South Wales Rugby League and one of the most successful i ...

in the

Premier League The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Fo ...

Background

Sinisa was born in Tonga.

Career

Sinisa has also appeared on several occasions for the

Tonga national rugby league team The Tonga national rugby league team ( to, timi līki ʻakapulu fakafonua ʻa Tonga) represents Tonga in rugby league football. They are currently the second ranked team in the world. The team was formed to compete in the 1986 Pacific Cup, an ...

with his most recent international games coming during the 2006

Federation Shield The inaugural Federation Shield rugby league competition was held in 2006. This competition is organised by the Rugby Football League and was contested by England, France, Samoa and Tonga. England defeated Tonga 32-14 in the final to lift the Feder ...

competition. In 2010 he joined Stade Rodez Aveyron. He renewed his contract in 2011. In August 2021 Sinisa was appointed coach for the Drummoyne DRFC Seniors.

References

Living people Balmain Ryde-Eastwood Tigers players Rugby league hookers Tonga national rugby league team players Tongan rugby league players Tongan rugby union players Year of birth missing (living people) {{Tonga-bio-stub