Sione Anga'aelangi
| Date of birth | 7 November 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 231 lb (105 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Wesley College, Auckland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sione Anga'aelangi (born 7 November 1988) is a Tongan professional rugby union player.[1]
Biography
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Sione Anga-Aelangi en attente de qualification". Le Télégramme (in French). 6 October 2016.
- ^ "NZ's Wesley College seeks former students from Tonga". Matangi Tonga. 18 September 2019.
- ^ Apted, Alan (9 March 2016). "Heavyweights kick off Counties Manukau club rugby season". Stuff.co.nz.
- ^ "Pro D2. RC Vannes : Sione Anga'aelangi sous le maillot vannetais". vannes.maville.com (in French). 2 October 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Tonga / Roumanie - En direct - Poule B Phase de poules Coupe du monde - Rugby". La Dépêche (in French). 8 October 2023.
External links
[edit]- Sione Anga'aelangi at ESPNscrum
Categories:
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Tongan rugby union players
- Tonga international rugby union players
- Rugby union players from Sydney
- Rugby union hookers
- People educated at Wesley College, Auckland
- Tongan expatriate rugby union players in France
- 2023 Rugby World Cup players
- Counties Manukau rugby union players
- Rugby Club Vannes players
- Biarritz Olympique players
- Stade Français Paris players
- Union Sportive Bressane players
- Stade Niçois players