Rugby player
| Date of birth | (1988-11-07) 7 November 1988 (age 36) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Biography
Anga'aelangi was born in Sydney and educated at Wesley College, Auckland. He competed for Counties Manukau in provincial matches early in his career and played his club rugby with Karaka, which he captained in 2016.
A hooker, Anga'aelangi was first capped for Tonga in the 2016 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup.
Anga'aelangi moved to France in 2016 and has plied his trade there since, most recently with Stade Niçois.
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.
See also
References
- "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
- Sione Anga'aelangi at ESPNscrum
| Tonga squad – 2023 Rugby World Cup | |
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| Forwards | |
| Backs | |
| Coach: Toutai Kefu | |
- 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