Sione Fakaʻosilea

Sione Fakaʻosilea (born 13 January 1987) is a rugby union player from Tonga. He plays in the centre position for professional SuperLiga club Baia Mare.[1][2]

Sione Fakaʻosilea
Sione Fakaʻosilea playing for CSM Baia Mare in 2017
Full nameSione Ingo Fakaʻosilea
Date of birth (1987-01-13) 13 January 1987
Place of birthTonga
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Weight109 kg (17 st 2 lb; 240 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Current team Baia Mare
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014– Baia Mare ()
Correct as of 20 March 2017
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017–2018 Romania 13 (20)
Correct as of 27 March 2018
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2013 Tonga 1 (0 pts)

He played for the Tonga national rugby sevens team in 2013 and went on to play for Romania's national 15-a-side team, making his international debut at the 2017 Rugby Europe Championship in a match against the Russian Medvedi.[3] However, after featuring in 13 internationals for Romania, including six in Rugby World Cup qualification matches for the 2019 Rugby World Cup, questions were raised over Fakaʻosilea's eligibility to represent Romania.[4][5][6] As Fakaʻosilea had previously represented Tonga in Sevens rugby at the 2013 Gold Coast Sevens, this rendered him ineligible to represent Romania under World Rugby rules on switching nationalities.[4]

Honours
Baia Mare

References
  1. "Sione Fakaʻosilea's SuperLiga Profile". 20 March 2017.
  2. "Sione Fakaʻosilea's Baia Mare Profile". 20 March 2017.
  3. "Romania Rugby Union debuts". 20 March 2017.
  4. "Serious Questions asked of Romanian player eligibility". Americas Rugby News. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  5. "Rugby-Russia Seeks Clarification on Romanian Player Eligibility". The New York Times. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  6. "Eligibility controversy in World Cup 2019 qualifying". Rugby World. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.


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