Tom Amone
{{short description|Australian rugby league footballer}}
{{use Australian English |date=September 2021}}
{{use dmy dates |date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Tom Amone
|fullname = Taealoaloa Tom Amone
|image = Tom Amone.jpg
|image_size =
|position = {{rlp|PR}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|12|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
|height = {{convert|181|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
|weight = {{convert|110|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
| club1 = South Sydney Rabbitohs
| year1start = 2019
| year1end = 20
| appearances1 = 9
| tries1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| fieldgoals1 = 0
| points1 = 0
| club2 = Wests Tigers
| year2start = 2021
| year2end =
| appearances2 = 8
| tries2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| fieldgoals2 = 0
| points2 = 0
| club3 = {{nowrap|Leigh Leopards}}
| year3start = 2022
| year3end = 24
| appearances3 = 79
| tries3 = 15
| goals3 = 0
| fieldgoals3 = 0
| points3 = 60
| club4 = Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
| year4start = 2025
| year4end =
| appearances4 = 0
| tries4 = 0
| goals4 = 0
| fieldgoals4 = 0
| points4 = 0
| club5 = Castleford Tigers
| year5start = 2025
| year5end = present
| appearances5 = 5
| tries5 = 1
| goals5 = 0
| fieldgoals5 = 0
| points5 = 4
|new =
|source = [https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/tom-amone/summary.html Rugby League Project]
| updated = 13 June 2025
}}
Tom Amone (born 19 December 1996) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a {{rlp|pr}} forward for the Castleford Tigers in the Super League.
He has previously played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs and Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League, and for Leigh Leopards in the Super League. He will join Hull Kingston Rovers from the 2026 season.
Background
Amone was born in Westmead, New South Wales, Australia. Amone is of Tongan descent.{{Cite web |last=Mandadakis |first=Andréa |date=2019-02-27 |title='He's High Impact': Tom Amone |url=https://www.rabbitohs.com.au/news/2019/02/27/hes-high-impact-tom-amone/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120014616/https://www.rabbitohs.com.au/news/2019/02/27/hes-high-impact-tom-amone/ |archive-date=2021-01-20 |access-date=2021-09-19 |website=South Sydney Rabbitohs}}
Playing career
=South Sydney Rabbitohs=
Amone played for the Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles in the Intrust Super Premiership NSW for the 2018 season and gained the attention of South Sydney who signed him on a two-year deal beginning in 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2019/02/07/south-sydney-rabbitohs-sign-tom-amone-until-end-of-2020/|title=Rabbitohs sign Tom Amone until the end of 2020|website=www.nswrl.com.au}}
Amone made his NRL debut in round 14 of the 2019 NRL season for South Sydney in their 19-18 loss to the Penrith Panthers.{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/06/11/round-14-team-announcements/ |title=Round 14 NRL squad announcements |publisher=NRL.com |date=11 June 2019}}
On 9 November 2020, Amone was released by South Sydney.{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2020-contracts-signings-transfer-tracker-south-sydney-rabbitohs-james-roberts-ethan-lowe-jack-johns-tom-amone/news-story/39f17195406d0bea3266a4ec48acf12d?fbclid=IwAR0dEiBxPxM3GbA9Q_gDS3p6QFYg48klPBWf_aXYM_u1vzuaWqLbaiOECcw/|title=Green backflips on Bulldogs switch, Souths release seven|website=www.foxsports.com.au}}
=Leigh Leopards=
On 1 December 2021, it was reported that he had signed for Leigh in the RFL Championship.{{cite web|website=Love Rugby League|date=1 Dec 2021|accessdate=24 Dec 2021|title=Leigh sign prop from Wests Tigers|url=https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/leigh-sign-prop-from-wests-tigers/}}
On 12 August 2023, Amone played for Leigh in their 2023 Challenge Cup final victory over Hull Kingston Rovers.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/66463438/|title=Challenge Cup final: Hull KR 16-17 Leigh Leopards - Leigh claim first Wembley final win in 52 years|website=www.bbc.co.uk}}
Amone played 28 games for Leigh in the 2023 Super League season as the club finished fifth on the table and qualified for the playoffs. He played in their elimination playoff loss against Hull Kington Rovers.{{cite web|url=https://leighleopards.co.uk/leigh-leopards-2023-in-review/#:~:text=Overall%20playing%20record%3A,For%20694%2C%20Against%20580./|title=Leigh Leopards 2023 season in review|website=www.leighleopards.co.uk}}
= NRL return =
On 22 May 2024, Amone signed a two-year deal to join NRL side Canterbury ahead of the 2025 NRL season.{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2024-transfer-centre-tom-amone-joins-canterbury-bulldogs-contract-leigh-leopards-uk-super-league/news-story/d1e0e5ed72dd8bacd71c54afbf009802/|title=Bulldogs bolster front row stocks with former Souths prop from Super League — Transfer Centre|website=www.foxsports.com.au}}
Amone did not make an appearance for Canterbury-Bankstown in the NRL, playing 5 reserve-grade games for the club.
On 14 April 2025, the Bulldogs announced that they had released Amone from the remainder of his playing contract.{{Cite web |date=2025-04-13 |title=Club Statement: Tom Amone |url=https://www.bulldogs.com.au/news/2025/04/14/club-statement-tom-amone/ |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |language=en}}
= Castleford Tigers =
Following his departure from the Bulldogs, Amone made a return to Super League with the Castleford Tigers, who announced his signing in April on a deal until the end of the 2025 season.{{Cite web |date=15 April 2025 |title=Hull KR sign Amone for 2026 after Castleford spell |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/articles/cn0w27rl7ggo |access-date=15 April 2025 |website=BBC Sport}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20201029042915/https://www.rabbitohs.com.au/teams/telstra-premiership/south-sydney-rabbitohs/tom-amone/ South Sydney Rabbitohs profile]
{{Castleford Tigers squad}}
{{Leigh - 2023 Challenge Cup Final winners}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Amone, Tom}}
Category:Australian expatriate rugby league players in England
Category:Australian sportspeople of Samoan descent
Category:Australian rugby league players
Category:Blacktown Workers players
Category:Castleford Tigers players
Category:Leigh Leopards players
Category:Rugby league players from Sydney
Category:South Sydney Rabbitohs players