Sione Latu
| Birth name | Sione-Tupoumalohi Latu Mailangi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | February 23, 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sione Latu (born February 23, 1971) is a former Tongan-born Japanese rugby player. He played as a number 8. He also played for Tonga and Japan XV. He is not related with fellow Japan national rugby union player Sinali Latu.
Career
His first cap for Japan was during a match against Hong Kong, at Seoul, on September 26, 1992. He was also part of the 1995 Rugby World Cup, where he played two matches, against Wales and Ireland. After the tournament, he retired. He also played for Sanyo.
Notes
- ^ worldrugby.org. "World Rugby | world.rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
- ^ "Top Foreign Players Currently in Japan". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
External links
- Sione Latu at ESPNscrum
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- 1971 births
- Living people
- Tongan rugby union players
- Japanese rugby union players
- Tongan emigrants to Japan
- Naturalized citizens of Japan
- Japan international rugby union players
- Tongan expatriate rugby union players
- Expatriate rugby union players in Japan
- Tongan expatriate sportspeople in Japan
- Saitama Wild Knights players
- Rugby union number eights
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