Sione Ahio

Built for the modern breakdown battle, Sione Ahio is a powerful and mobile loose forward who adds physicality and energy to the Gallagher Chiefs' pack in Super Rugby Pacific. Born on 29 January 2001, the New Zealander brings the work rate and abrasiveness expected of a top-class flanker, throwing himself into contact on both sides of the ball. He is a strong ball-carrier capable of generating go-forward momentum, a committed defender, and a genuine nuisance at the contact area, where his timing and strength help contest possession. Ahio's engine allows him to cover plenty of ground across eighty minutes, and his presence lends the Chiefs' loose-forward trio extra bite whether he starts or impacts off the bench. Continuing to establish himself within a competitive forward unit, he offers the kind of relentless, low-profile graft that underpins successful packs.