Sione Latu Explained

Birth Name:Sione-Tupoumalohi Latu Mailangi
Birth Date:23 February 1971
Birth Place:Tonga
Height:188 cm[1]
Weight:100 kg
Position:Number 8
Amatteam1:Daito Bunka University RFC
Years1:1992-1996
Clubs1:Sanyo[2]
Repyears2:1992-1995
Repcaps2:9
Reppoints2:20

Sione Latu (born February 23, 1971) is a former Tongan-born Japanese rugby player. He played as a number 8. He also played for Tonga and Japan XV. He is not related with fellow Japan national rugby union player Sinali Latu.

Career

His first cap for Japan was during a match against Hong Kong, at Seoul, on September 26, 1992. He was also part of the 1995 Rugby World Cup, where he played two matches, against Wales and Ireland. After the tournament, he retired. He also played for Sanyo.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: World Rugby world.rugby. worldrugby.org. www.world.rugby. en-gb. 2018-10-09.
  2. Web site: Top Foreign Players Currently in Japan . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402163754/http://www.dhs.kyutech.ac.jp/~ruxton/foreigners.html . 2 April 2015.