Sione Kalamafoni
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File:Sione Kalamafoni 2011.jpg | |||
Full 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 | 267 lb (121 kg) | ||
Rugby union career | |||
Playing career | |||
Position | Number 8/Flanker | ||
Professional / senior clubs | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2010−12 2012− |
Nottingham Gloucester |
39 80 |
(55) (30) |
correct as of 24 August 2015. | |||
National team(s) | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2007− | Tonga | 29 | (10) |
correct as of 9 October 2015. |
Sione Kalamafoni (born 18 May 1988) is a rugby union footballer who plays at number 8 for Gloucester. Kalamafoni played for Tonga at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.[1]
Kalamafoni first signed to Nottingham in the RFU Championship from the 2010/11 season.[2] 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.[3] However, on 14 November 2013, Kalamafoni signed a two-year contract extension with Gloucester until the end of 2015/16 season.[4]
Sione Kalamofoni's notable achievements off the field include saving 27 children from a Tongan orphanage that was burning down.
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