Sione Fonua
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| Birth name | Sione Tuitavake Fonua | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 19 September 1980[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sione Fonua (born 19 September 1980) is a Tongan former rugby union player. He played as wing/centre.
Career[edit]
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[3], Fonua first turned out for Aucklands Ponsonby Ponies premier side in 2001 playing on the right wing or centre[4][5]. 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[6]. He also played for Tonga against Italy A on 11 June 2011, in Worcester, during the 2011 Churchill Cup[7]. Fonua also represented Tonga Sevens during the 2005–06 World Sevens Series[8].
References[edit]
- ^ "Sione FONUA - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 12 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.