Jason Fareti Lemalie Tomane (born 4 March 1995) is an Australian-born Romanian

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player who plays at

CSM Știința Baia Mare CSM Știința Baia Mare, commonly referred to as Știința Baia Mare (), is a Romanian professional rugby union club based in Baia Mare that competes in the Liga de Rugby Kaufland, Romania's top division of rugby. History Originally founded in ...

in the

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and for the Romanian Wolves in the

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Club career

Sunnybank Rugby

Tomane began playing rugby at Sunnybank Rugby. While there he was selected for the National Gold Squad XV and the

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. After 5 years at Sunnybank Rugby he moved to

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to play for Gai Wu RFC.

Gai Wu RFC

He spent a year in

playing for Gai Wu RFC.

CSM București

In 2017 he joined Romanian

side

CSM București Clubul Sportiv Municipal București, commonly known as CSM București is a Romanian professional multi-sports club based in Bucharest. Departments Active branches: *Athletics *Basketball *Dancesport *Handball *Judo *Scrabble *Volleyball Defunct ...

. Going on to win the

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twice in 2017 and 2018 as well as the Cupa Regelui in 2017. He left the club in 2019 to join rival side

CSM Știința Baia Mare

Tomane joined then Champions of the

. At Baia Mare he has won the national championship four times, as well as the

Romanian Wolves

In 2022 he was named in the Romanian Wolves squad for the 2022 Rugby Europe Super Cup.

International career

Qualifying for Romania through residency he made his debut in the 2021 Rugby Europe Championship, in a 56–15 win over the

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. He was named in the

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squad for the

2023 Rugby World Cup The 2023 Rugby World Cup () was the tenth men's Rugby World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for national rugby union teams. It took place in France from 8 September to 28 October 2023 in nine venues across the country. The opening game ...

Honors

CSM București

* Cupa României: 2017, 2018 * Cupa Regelui: 2017

CSM Știința Baia Mare

: 2018–19, 2019-20,

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* Cupa României: 2020

Personal life

He was born in

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however has heritage from

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and

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. His brother is Australian international Joe Tomane.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tomane, Jason Living people 1995 births Romanian rugby union players CSM Știința Baia Mare players CSM București (rugby union) players Rugby union centres Australian rugby union players Australian sportspeople of Samoan descent 2023 Rugby World Cup players Romania international rugby union players Rugby union players from Brisbane 21st-century Australian sportsmen