Sione Kalamafoni

Sione Kalamafoni
Full name Sione Maake Kalamafoni
Date of birth (1988-05-18) May 18, 1988
Place of birth Matahau, Tonga
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight 121 kg (19 st 1 lb; 267 lb)
Rugby union career
Current team Leicester Tigers
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010–12
2012–17
2017–		 Nottingham
Gloucester
Leicester Tigers		 42
106		 (65)
(50)
Correct as of 1 June 2017
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007− Tonga 31 (10)
Correct as of 25 June 2016

Sione Kalamafoni (born 18 May 1988) is a rugby union footballer who plays at number 8 for Leicester Tigers. Kalamafoni played for Tonga at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.[1]

Kalamafoni first signed to Nottingham in the RFU Championship from the 2010/11 season.[2] On 15 March 2012, Kalamafoni would leave Nottingham to sign for Gloucester Rugby in the Aviva Premiership on a two-year contract from 2012/13 season.[3] On 14 November 2013, Kalamafoni signed a two-year contract extension with Gloucester until the end of 2015/16 season.[4]

On 1 June 2017 Leicester Tigers announced that Kalamafoni would be joining them for the 2017-18 season.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Profile". 2011 Rugby World Cup Official Site. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  2. ↑ "Nottingham sign Tonga International forward Sione Kalamafoni". BBC Sport. 7 September 2010.
  3. ↑ "Gloucester sign Tonga International Sione Kalamafoni from Nottingham". BBC Sport. 15 March 2012.
  4. ↑ "Kalamafoni contract extension with Gloucester". BBC Sport. 14 November 2013.
  5. ↑ "Sione Kalamafoni, Dominic Ryan, Joe Ford and Jonah Holmes join Leicester Tigers". BBC. 1 June 2017.


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