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Sione Havili Talitui
Date of birth	25 January 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Nukuʻalofa, Tonga
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	108 kg (238 lb; 17 st 0 lb)
School	Auckland Grammar School
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Flanker, Number 8
Current team	Tasman, Moana Pasifika
Senior career
Years	Team
2017	Auckland
2018	Blues
2018–	Tasman
2020–2023	Crusaders
2024–	Moana Pasifika
	Correct as of 6 October 2024
International career
Years	Team
2022–2023	Tonga
	Correct as of 6 October 2024

Sione Havili Talitui (born 25 January 1998) is a Tongan rugby union player who plays as a flanker for Tasman in the Bunnings NPC, Super Rugby club Moana Pasifika and the Tongan national team.^[1]^[2]

Early life

In 2016 Havili represented the NZ Secondary Schools team, awarded the Golden Boot for the country's best player.

Club career

Havili made his Mitre 10 Cup debut in 2017 for Auckland playing 2 games and scoring a try in the season. He made his debut for the Blues during the 2018 Super Rugby season. He was loaned to Tasman for the 2018 Mitre 10 Cup however his season was cut short by injury, but Tasman coach Andrew Goodman ensured he returned and Havili signed through with the Mako until the end of 2021.^[3] He was part of the Tasman Mako team that won the Mitre 10 Cup in 2019 for the first time. Following an outstanding season with Tasman Havili was named in the Crusaders squad for the 2020 Super Rugby season. Havili was again part of the Mako side that won the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup, receiving Mako player of the year, Mako man of the year and defender of the year at the Mako awards. He was part of the Crusaders side that won their fifth Super Rugby title in a row with a 24–13 win over the Chiefs in the 2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa final. In Round 3 of the 2021 Bunnings NPC Havili suffered a season ending injury while playing for Tasman against Northland. The Mako went on to make the premiership final before losing 23–20 to Waikato. In May 2022 he was named in the Tongan national side.