Sione Kalamafoni
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| Birth name | Sione Maake Kalamafoni | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | May 18, 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Matahau, Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 121 kg (19 st 1 lb; 267 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Auckland Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sione Kalamafoni (born 18 May 1988) is a rugby union footballer who plays at number 8 for Scarlets. Kalamafoni played for Tonga at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.[1]
Kalamafoni was born and raised in Tonga, but got a scholarship to go to Auckland Grammar School in New Zealand.[2]
Kalamafoni first signed to Nottingham in the RFU Championship from the 2010/11 season.[3] On 15 March 2012, Kalamafoni would leave Nottingham to sign for Gloucester Rugby in the Aviva Premiership on a two-year contract from 2012/13 season.[4] On 14 November 2013, Kalamafoni signed a two-year contract extension with Gloucester until the end of 2015/16 season.[5]
On 1 June 2017 Leicester Tigers announced that Kalamafoni would be joining them for the 2017-18 season.[6]
He joined Scarlets ahead of the 2020–21 season.[7]
References
- ^ "Profile". 2011 Rugby World Cup Official Site. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
- ^ "Sione Kalamafoni did NOT rescue 20-odd kids from a burning orphanage... but the real life-story of Leicester's Tongan No 8 needs no embellishment".
- ^ "Nottingham sign Tonga International forward Sione Kalamafoni". BBC Sport. 7 September 2010.
- ^ "Gloucester sign Tonga International Sione Kalamafoni from Nottingham". BBC Sport. 15 March 2012.
- ^ "Kalamafoni contract extension with Gloucester". BBC Sport. 14 November 2013.
- ^ "Sione Kalamafoni, Dominic Ryan, Joe Ford and Jonah Holmes join Leicester Tigers". BBC. 1 June 2017.
- ^ "Scarlets confirm signing of Johnny Williams and Sione Kalamafoni". BBC Sport. 14 July 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
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