| Sione Fakaʻosilea | |
| Fullname: | Sione Ingo Fakaʻosilea |
| Birth Date: | 13 January 1987 |
| Birth Place: | Tonga |
| Weight: | 109kg (240lb) |
| Position: | Centre |
| Currentclub: | Baia Mare |
| Years1: | 2014– |
| Clubs1: | Baia Mare |
| Repyears1: | 2017–2018 |
| Repteam1: | Romania |
| Repcaps1: | 13 |
| Reppoints1: | 20 |
| Ru Sevensnationalcomp1: | 1 (0 pts) |
| Ru Sevensnationalyears1: | 2013 |
| Clubupdate: | 20 March 2017 |
| Repupdate: | 27 March 2018 |
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]
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]