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Sione Vatuvei
Sione in 2021
Full nameSione Talikavili Vatuvei
Date of birth (1983-03-14) 14 March 1983 (age 41)
Place of birthNukuʻalofa, Tonga
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight100 kg (15 st 10 lb; 220 lb)
SchoolNelson College
Notable relative(s)Luatangi Vatuvei (brother), Manu Vatuvei (cousin)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Youth career
2004–2008 Takushoku University
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2008–2014 Sanyo/Panasonic Wild Knights57 (75)
2014–2018 Toyota Industries Shuttles36 (45)
2018–present Kubota Spears9 (5)

Correct as of 21 February 2021

International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010–2011 Japan8 (10)

Correct as of 7 December 2016

Sione Talikavili Vatuvei[1] (born 14 March 1983), also known by his middle name Talikavili or Kavili, is a Tongan-born Japanese rugby union footballer. He represented Japan at the 2003 Rugby World Cup.[2] His preferred position is blindside flanker.

He plays in the Top League for Toyota Industries Shuttles[3] in Kariya Aichi where he currently resides.

Vatuvei was educated at Nelson College in New Zealand between 1999 and 2001.[4] He is the youngest brother of former Japanese Rugby union footballer Luatangi Vatuvei. He is also the cousin of former Tongan-New Zealand Rugby league player Manu Vatuvei.

References

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  1. ^ "ESPN Rugby Stats". ESPN. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  • ^ Van der berg, Wim (28 September 2012). The Extraordinary Book of South African Rugby. ISBN 9780143529170.
  • ^ "Toyota Shokki Shuttles". Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  • ^ "Full school list of Nelson College, 1856–2005". Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006 (CD-ROM) (6th ed.). 2006.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sione_Vatuvei&oldid=1219342808"

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