Sione Anga'aelangi | |
Birth Date: | 7 November 1988 |
Birth Place: | Sydney, Australia |
Height: | 6 ft 1 in |
Weight: | 231 lb |
School: | Wesley College, Auckland |
Position: | Hooker |
Years1: | 2014–16 |
Clubs1: | Counties Manukau |
Years2: | 2016–18 |
Clubs2: | RC Vannes |
Years3: | 2018–19 |
Clubs3: | Biarritz Olympique |
Years4: | 2019–20 |
Clubs4: | Stade Français |
Years5: | 2020–23 |
Clubs5: | US Bressane |
Years6: | 2023– |
Clubs6: | Stade Niçois |
Repyears1: | 2016– |
Repcaps1: | 6 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
Sione Anga'aelangi (born 7 November 1988) is a Tongan professional rugby union player.[1]
Anga'aelangi was born in Sydney and educated at Wesley College, Auckland.[2] He competed for Counties Manukau in provincial matches early in his career and played his club rugby with Karaka, which he captained in 2016.[3]
A hooker, Anga'aelangi was first capped for Tonga in the 2016 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup.[4]
Anga'aelangi moved to France in 2016 and has plied his trade there since, most recently with Stade Niçois.[5]
In 2023, Anga'aelangi was called up by Toutai Kefu as an injury replacement for Siua Maile in the Rugby World Cup squad, partway through the group stages, gaining a cap in the final match against Romania.[6]