Sione Teaupa (シオネ・テアウパ, Teaupa Sione, born 9 July 1992) is a Tongan-born, Japanese international rugby union player who plays as a centre.[1] He currently plays for Sunwolves in Super Rugby and Kubota Spears in Japan's domestic Top League.[2] He received Japanese citizenship in 2017.
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| Full name | Sione Teaupa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 9 July 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (14 st 0 lb; 196 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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International
editAfter 12 Top League appearances, and 7 tries, for Kubota Spears Teaupa received his first call-up to his adopted country, Japan's senior squad ahead of the 2017 end-of-year rugby union internationals.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Sione Teaupa ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "Sione Teaupa itsrugby Player Profile". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "Rugby: Koo to win 1st cap as Joseph names team for Tonga clash". Kyodo News. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2023.