Sione Vatuvei

Sione Vatuvei
	Sione in 2021
Full name	Sione Talikavili Vatuvei
Date of birth	14 March 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Nukuʻalofa, Tonga
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	100 kg (15 st 10 lb; 220 lb)
School	Nelson College
Notable relative(s)	Luatangi Vatuvei (brother), Manu Vatuvei (cousin)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Flanker
Youth career
2004–2008	Takushoku University
Senior career
Years	Team
2008–2014	Sanyo/Panasonic Wild Knights
2014–2018	Toyota Industries Shuttles
2018–present	Kubota Spears
	Correct as of 21 February 2021
International career
Years	Team
2010–2011	Japan
	Correct as of 7 December 2016

Sione Talikavili Vatuvei^[1] (born 14 March 1983), also known by his middle name Talikavili or Kavili, is a Tongan-born Japanese rugby union footballer. He represented Japan at the 2003 Rugby World Cup.^[2] His preferred position is blindside flanker.

He plays in the Top League for Toyota Industries Shuttles^[3] in Kariya Aichi where he currently resides.

Vatuvei was educated at Nelson College in New Zealand between 1999 and 2001.^[4] He is the youngest brother of former Japanese Rugby union footballer Luatangi Vatuvei. He is also the cousin of former Tongan-New Zealand Rugby league player Manu Vatuvei.

References

^ "ESPN Rugby Stats". ESPN. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
^ Van der berg, Wim (28 September 2012). The Extraordinary Book of South African Rugby. ISBN 9780143529170.
^ "Toyota Shokki Shuttles". Retrieved 7 December 2016.
^ "Full school list of Nelson College, 1856–2005". Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006 (CD-ROM) (6th ed.). 2006.