Sione Anga'aelangi

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Sione Anga'aelangi
Date of birth (1988-11-07) 7 November 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight231 lb (105 kg)
School Wesley College, Auckland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014–16 Counties Manukau ()
2016–18 RC Vannes ()
2018–19 Biarritz Olympique ()
2019–20 Stade Français ()
2020–23 US Bressane ()
2023– Stade Niçois ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016– Tonga 6 (0)

Sione Anga'aelangi (born 7 November 1988) is a Tongan professional rugby union player. [1]

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Biography

Anga'aelangi was born in Sydney and educated at Wesley College, Auckland. [2] He competed for Counties Manukau in provincial matches early in his career and played his club rugby with Karaka, which he captained in 2016. [3]

A hooker, Anga'aelangi was first capped for Tonga in the 2016 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup. [4]

Anga'aelangi moved to France in 2016 and has plied his trade there since, most recently with Stade Niçois. [5]

In 2023, Anga'aelangi was called up by Toutai Kefu as an injury replacement for Siua Maile in the Rugby World Cup squad, partway through the group stages, gaining a cap in the final match against Romania. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Sione Anga-Aelangi en attente de qualification". Le Télégramme (in French). 6 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "NZ's Wesley College seeks former students from Tonga". Matangi Tonga . 18 September 2019.
  3. ↑ Apted, Alan (9 March 2016). "Heavyweights kick off Counties Manukau club rugby season". Stuff.co.nz .
  4. ↑ "Pro D2. RC Vannes : Sione Anga'aelangi sous le maillot vannetais". vannes.maville.com (in French). 2 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Nationale. 19 recrues, "nouveau cycle de 3 ans", "jeunes du cru"... Nice vise "à terme" la Pro D2". actu.fr (in French). 15 June 2023.
  6. ↑ "Tonga / Roumanie - En direct - Poule B Phase de poules Coupe du monde - Rugby". La Dépêche (in French). 8 October 2023.
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