Sione Lauaki
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| Full name | Sione Tuitupu Lauaki | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 22 June 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Haʻapai, Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 12 February 2017 (aged 35) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 115 kg (18.1 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School |
Waitakere College Kelston Boys' High School |
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| Notable relative(s) | Epalahame Lauaki (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Professional rugby player | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Flanker, Number eight | ||
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| New Zealand No. | 1055 | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2010–11 2011–12 |
Clermont Bayonne |
51 16 |
10 5 |
| Provincial / State sides | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2002–04 2005 |
Auckland Waikato |
22 |
(25) |
| Super Rugby | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2004–10 | Chiefs | 70 | (70) |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2004 2005–08 |
Pacific Islanders New Zealand |
3 17 |
(15) (15) |
Sione Tuitupu Lauaki (22 June 1981 – 12 February 2017) was a Tongan-born New Zealand rugby union footballer who played for Bayonne. He previously played for the New Zealand national team, the All Blacks. His brother, Epalahame Lauaki, is a 2nd row rugby league footballer previously playing for Hull F.C. in the Super League competition. He died on 12 February 2017.
He attended Waitakere College in Auckland where he made the first XV in 1998. He later moved to Kelston Boys High School, where he also played in the first XV. He played his club rugby for Waitemata Rugby Football and Sports Club and was instrumental in their Gallaher Shield win in 2003. He was the fourth All Black to come from the Waitemata club after Adrian Clarke, Ken Carrington and Michael Jones.
While playing for the combined Pacific Islanders team in 2004 he scored Test match tries against Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. He was one of the two Pacific Islanders rugby union team players picked for the All Blacks, the other being winger, Sitiveni Sivivatu.
He has played loose forward for the All Blacks, with whom he made his debut in 2005 against Fiji. His final match for New Zealand was in 2008 against Samoa. During his time with the All Blacks he was capped 17 times and scored three tries.
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