Date of birth | 7 November 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 231 lb (105 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Wesley College, Auckland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sione Anga'aelangi (born 7 November 1988) is a Tongan professional rugby union player. [1]
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]