Sione Vaiomoʻunga

Sione Vaio'mounga
Full name Sione Vaio'mounga
Date of birth (1989-04-08) 8 April 1989
Place of birth Tefisi, Tonga
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 105 kg (16 st 7 lb)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Flanker
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2006 - 2011
2011 - 2012
Toloa Old Boys
Oxford Harlequins

15

(45)
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2009 - Present Tonga 9 (5)

Sione Vaiomounga (born 8 April 1989) is a Tongan rugby union footballer. He currently plays back-row in which position he represented Tonga at the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.[1] Sione made his debut for the national side on 28 November 2009, where he opened his scoring count with a try against Portugal.[2] Sione played for Toloa Old Boys, and he was the only player to be picked in Tonga's 30-man squad for the 2011 World Cup who played in Tonga's domestic division.[3]

In 2011, Sione represented Tonga in the Hong Kong Sevens, where he demonstrated great footwork and powerful running, putting him in a great position building up to the 2011 Rugby World Cup, starting against Canada and Japan in the group stages of the competition - despite Tonga's well deserved 19-14 victory against France they were unsuccessful in qualifying for a quarter-final position[4]

In November 2011, after an impressive World Cup campaign, Sione Vaio'mounga joined National Division 3 side Oxford Harlequins, where he was a major force, and arguably saved the Oxford based club from certain relegation, with his bruising running and physical tackling.[5]

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