Eric Sione (born 29 October 1992) is a

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rugby union Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union in English-speaking countries and rugby 15/XV in non-English-speaking world, Anglophone Europe, or often just rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that orig ...

footballer who plays as a

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. His impressive performances for the

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in the

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saw him named in the squad for the

2013 Super Rugby season The 2013 Super Rugby season was the third season of the new 15-team format for the Super Rugby competition involving teams from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The tournament was won by the Chiefs, who defeated the Canberra-based Brumbi ...

. Sione was a member of the New Zealand Under 20 team which competed in the

2012 IRB Junior World Championship The 2012 IRB Junior World Championship was the fifth IRB Junior World Championship, an annual international rugby union competition for Under-20 national teams. This competition replaced the now defunct Under 19 and Under 21 world championship ...

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itsrugby.co.uk profile
Living people 1992 births New Zealand rugby union players Rugby union props Wellington rugby union players People educated at St Patrick's College, Wellington Castres Olympique players USA Perpignan players New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in France 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen {{NewZealand-rugbyunion-bio-1990s-stub