| Full name | Sione Latu Talakai | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1979-12-26) 26 December 1979 (age 44) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Neiafu, Vava'u, Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 132 kg (291 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sione Latu Talakai (born 26 December 1989) is a Tongan rugby union player who generally plays as a prop represents Tonga internationally and plays for Australian Shute Shield club Eastwood. He was included in the Tongan squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup which is held in Japan for the first time and also marks his first World Cup appearance. He helped captain the Wests Bulldogs to a premiership in 2022.
Career
He made his international debut for Tonga against Wales on 16 June 2017. He was also part of the Tongan team which emerged as runners-up to Fiji at the 2017 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup.
References
- "Latu Talakai". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- "Kefu names squad tasked with making history". rugbyworldcup.com. Rugby World Cup. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- "Tonga v Wales". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
| Tonga squad – 2019 Rugby World Cup | |
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| Coach: Kefu | |
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