| Full name | Sione Latu Talakai | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 26 December 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Neiafu, Vava'u, Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 132 kg (291 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sione Latu Talakai (born 26 December 1989) is a Tongan rugby union player who generally plays as a prop represents Tonga internationally and plays for Australian Shute Shield club Eastwood.[1] He was included in the Tongan squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup which is held in Japan for the first time and also marks his first World Cup appearance.[2] He helped captain the Wests Bulldogs to a premiership in 2022.
He made his international debut for Tonga against Wales on 16 June 2017.[3] He was also part of the Tongan team which emerged as runners-up to Fiji at the 2017 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup.