Sione Latu

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Sione Latu
BornSione-Tupoumalohi Latu Mailangi
(1971-02-23) February 23, 1971 (age 54)
Tonga
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Weight100 kg (220 lb)
Rugby union career
Position Number 8
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Daito Bunka University RFC
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1992-1996 Sanyo [2]
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Tonga
1992-1995 Japan 9 (20)

Sione Latu (born February 23, 1971) is a former Tongan-born Japanese rugby player. He played as a number 8. He also played for Tonga and Japan XV. He is not related with fellow Japan national rugby union player Sinali Latu.

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Career

His first cap for Japan was during a match against Hong Kong, at Seoul, on September 26, 1992. He was also part of the 1995 Rugby World Cup, where he played two matches, against Wales and Ireland. After the tournament, he retired. He also played for Sanyo.

Notes

  1. ↑ worldrugby.org. "World Rugby | world.rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
  2. ↑ "Top Foreign Players Currently in Japan". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.


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