Sione Timani
| Date of birth | 3 September 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Tofoa, Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 123 kg (19 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sione Timani (born 3 September 1984) is a Tongan rugby union footballer played 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 the 23rd of 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. [1]
References
- ^ http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2016/02/24/2283383-sione-timani-de-la-puissance-dans-le-pack.html
- ^ http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/teams/team=47/player=30603/index.html
- ^ http://www.walesonline.co.uk/rugbynation/rugby-news/2011/06/29/scarlets-in-south-sea-raid-to-sign-up-giant-tongan-lock-timani-91466-28959402/