Sione Fonua
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Birth name | Sione Tuitavake Opeti Fonua | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | [1] | 19 September 1980||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sione Fonua (born 19 September 1980) is a Tongan former rugby union player. He played as wing/centre.
Career
Powerfully built 1.93m tall, 110kg and running the 100m in 11sec flat, Sione Fonua was a formidable opponent for any team and anyone marking him. Another product of the powerhouse Auckland secondary schools Kelston Boys High,[4] Fonua first turned out for Auckland's Ponsonby Ponies premier side in 2001 playing on the right wing or centre.[5][6].
International career
Fonua was first capped for Tonga during a test match against Samoa on 15 June 2002, in Nuku'alofa. He was later called up for the 2003 Rugby World Cup, where he played four matches in the tournament.[7] his last international cap for Tonga was during a match against Samoa in Apia, on 23 June 2007. He also played for Tonga A against Italy A on 11 June 2011, in Worcester, during the 2011 Churchill Cup.[8] Fonua also represented Tonga Sevens during the 2005–06 World Sevens Series.[9]
References
- ^ "Sione FONUA - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Try machine Malupo in his seventh heaven". NZ Herald. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Sione Fonua Rugby Career & Stats | Rugby Database". www.rugbydatabase.co.uk. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "Heroes to zeros and back again". ESPN.com. 29 September 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Ponsonby Rugby Club". www.ponsonbyrugby.co.nz. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ www.vcsnet.co.nz, VCS Websites (NZ)-Lower Hutt and Wellington. "Sione Tuitavake Fonua | New Zealand Rugby History". www.rugbyhistory.co.nz. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Sione Tuitavake Opeti Fonua". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "World Rugby".
- ^ worldrugby.org. "World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
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