Sione_Anga'aelangi

Sione Anga'aelangi

Sione Anga'aelangi

Rugby player

Sione Anga'aelangi (born 7 November 1988) is a Tongan professional rugby union player.[1]

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Biography

Anga'aelangi was born in Sydney and educated at Wesley College, Auckland.[2] He competed for Counties Manukau in provincial matches early in his career and played his club rugby with Karaka, which he captained in 2016.[3]

A hooker, Anga'aelangi was first capped for Tonga in the 2016 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup.[4]

Anga'aelangi moved to France in 2016 and has plied his trade there since, most recently with Stade Niçois.[5]

In 2023, Anga'aelangi was called up by Toutai Kefu as an injury replacement for Siua Maile in the Rugby World Cup squad, partway through the group stages, gaining a cap in the final match against Romania.[6]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Sione Anga-Aelangi en attente de qualification". Le Télégramme (in French). 6 October 2016.
  2. [2]
    "NZ's Wesley College seeks former students from Tonga". Matangi Tonga. 18 September 2019.
  3. [3]
    Apted, Alan (9 March 2016). "Heavyweights kick off Counties Manukau club rugby season". Stuff.co.nz.
  4. [4]
    "Pro D2. RC Vannes : Sione Anga'aelangi sous le maillot vannetais". vannes.maville.com (in French). 2 October 2016.
  5. [5]
    "Nationale. 19 recrues, "nouveau cycle de 3 ans", "jeunes du cru"... Nice vise "à terme" la Pro D2". actu.fr (in French). 15 June 2023.
  6. [6]
    "Tonga / Roumanie - En direct - Poule B Phase de poules Coupe du monde - Rugby". La Dépêche (in French). 8 October 2023.
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