{"id":272564,"date":"2025-11-20T00:37:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T00:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/272564\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T00:37:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T00:37:15","slug":"toafofoa-sipley-reveals-key-warrington-wolves-transfer-factor-as-2026-target-made-clear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/272564\/","title":{"rendered":"Toafofoa Sipley reveals key Warrington Wolves transfer factor as 2026 target made clear"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Warrington Wolves signing Toafofoa Sipley has spoken on the huge draw of playing under Sam Burgess after arriving from the NRL.<\/p>\n

Sipley was confirmed as a Warrington Wolves player back in August<\/a> with the New Zealand-born prop signing from Manly Sea Eagles and even though he\u2019ll turn 31 in January and is just six years younger than Sam Burgess, learning from the Wire head coach was the big draw to signing with Warrington Wolves.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo learn under Sammy Burgess was probably the big seller,\u201d Sipley told club media<\/a> when he explained his biggest motivations behind joining Warrington Wolves.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s achieved so much in his career and to learn from him is the biggest reason why I\u2019ve come over.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m looking forward to learning from Sammy and to see where I can add value to this team. It\u2019s a real young crew so I\u2019m looking forward to the journey ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n

Warrington Wolves signing identifies silverware as main goal<\/p>\n

Sipley will form a relatively new-look forward pack with Liam Byrne and James Bentley also arriving at Warrington Wolves. The 30-year-old forward spoke briefly on negotiations and what fans can expect him to bring.<\/p>\n

He explained: \u201cHim (Burgess) and Gary (Chambers) were pretty good. We had good communication and I guess they earmarked me as someone to come over and add value, and that\u2019s what I want to do.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m keen to experience what Super League is like. It\u2019s kind of suited for the big fellas like me so it\u2019s good to come add value and add my size to the pack.\u201d<\/p>\n

In terms of bringing over NRL experience, Sipley was humble and explained:\u00a0\u201cAt this stage it\u2019s about trying to earn the right and find my feet. It\u2019s not that I want to come in and tell people what to do, I want to use the pre-season to build connections and grind out with the boys. If they ever pick my ear then I\u2019ll try help where I can.\u201d<\/p>\n

In terms of his 2026 goals, he stated simply \u201csuccess\u201d, before expanding on what that could mean: \u201cI guess being 30, I want to look back at my career and walk away with something and it\u2019s bold to say a premiership but that\u2019s always the goal, but before that there\u2019s a process which is building connections and making sure we get a good pre-season under our belt.\u201d<\/p>\n

Check out the latest episode of The Serious About Rugby League Show on our YouTube channel here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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