Sione Timani
| Date of birth | 3 September 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Navutoka, Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 123 kg (19 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sione Timani (born 3 September 1984)[1] is a Tongan rugby union footballer player at Lock for Tarbes, before joining Colomiers at the start of the 2016/17 season. He is 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m) and 18 stone 13 pounds (120 kg).
Timani played for Carmarthen Quins between 2009 and 2011, before signing for the Scarlets. After 3 seasons there, he moved to play for Tarbes in the Pro D2. On 23 February 2016, it was confirmed that Timani would join Colomiers. He has 7 caps for Tonga. Sione has two brothers playing professional rugby in Australia, Sitaleki and Lopeti.[2][3]
References
- ^ "Sione Timani". RWC 2011. Archived from the original on 31 December 2011.
- ^ "Tarbes. Sione Timani : De la puissance dans le pack".
- ^ "Scarlets in South Sea raid to sign up giant Tongan lock Timani". 28 June 2011.
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Categories:
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Scarlets players
- Colomiers Rugby players
- Tongan rugby union players
- Tonga international rugby union players
- Tongan expatriate rugby union players
- Expatriate rugby union players in Wales
- Tongan expatriate sportspeople in Wales
- Rugby union players from Tongatapu
- Rugby union locks
- 2011 Rugby World Cup players