Sione Lea

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Sione Lea
Full nameSione Ma'a Lea
Date of birth (1987-01-12) 12 January 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Vavaʻu, Tonga
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight108 kg (17 st 0 lb; 238 lb)
School Wesley College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker, Prop
Current team Taranaki
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011–2017 Taranaki 52 (5)
Correct as of 22 May 2018
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014–2017 Tonga 5 (0)
Correct as of 22 May 2018

Sione Ma'a Lea (born 12 January 1987) was a Tongan rugby union player. He played in the prop and occasionally hooker position for the New Zealand based Mitre 10 Cup side, Taranaki. [1] Lea also represented Tonga at international level.

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References

  1. "Sione Lea Taranaki Player Profile" . Retrieved 19 October 2014.