Tongan lock Saia ‘Uhila has played in Major League Rugby since the league’s inaugural season in 2018. He has represented the Utah Warriors for his entire MLR career.

a long time Utah resident playing with the Utah Brothers, the Warriors announced the signing of Saia ‘Uhila in December 2017 ahead of the league’s inaugural 2018 season. ‘Uhila appeared in all 9 Warriors games in 2018, including the 34-21 MLR Semi-Final loss to the Glendale (later Colorado) Raptors. As of the conclusion of the 2023 season ‘Uhila was one of the most capped players in MLR, having earned 69 caps (44 starts) across his 6 seasons in the competition, all for the Warriors. He has scored 6 tries in total, 2 each in 2018, 2020 (in only 5 games) and 2022.

On 26th October 2023, the Utah Warriors announced that they had signed 36yo Saia ‘Uhila for the 2024 MLR season, where he earned another 13 appearances (10 starts) and scoring another try to take his total to 7. He passed 2,500m gained and 500 tackles in his MLR career in 2024. On November 12th 2024, the Warriors announced the return of ‘Uhila for his 8th MLR season in 2025.

Achievements:

• MLR Team of the Week: 2022 – Round 16
• MLR Team of the Week: 2022 – Round 15
• MLR Team of the Week: 2018 – Round 9