Sione Anga'aelangi (born 7 November 1988) is a Tongan professional
rugby union player.
Biography
Anga'aelangi was born in
Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
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
The 2016 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup was the eleventh edition of the World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup (formerly known as the IRB Pacific Nations Cup), an annual international rugby union tournament. The 2016 title was contested by the Pacific n ...
.
Anga'aelangi moved to France in 2016 and has plied his trade there since, most recently with
Stade Niçois
Stade Niçois is a French amateur rugby club based in Nice, founded in 2012. It currently operates in Nationale, one division below the French professional Top14 and Pro D2 leagues.
History
The club was previously known as Rugby Nice Côte d'A ...
.
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
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List of Tonga national rugby union players
List of Tonga national rugby union players is a list of people who have played for the Tonga national rugby union team. The list only includes players who have played in a Test match.
Note that the "position" column lists the position at which ...
References
External links
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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