Sione Tahaafe (born 8 July 1958), is a Tongan former rugby union player who played as number 8.

Career

Tahaafe started his career in 1974, after he left

Tonga Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga, is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania. The country has 171 islands, of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is about , scattered over in the southern Pacific Ocean. accordin ...

to go in

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, and then in

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where he played in the Shute Shield with

Eastwood Rugby Club Eastwood Rugby is the Premier Rugby Club covering North West Sydney and plays in the Sydney Premier Rugby competition. The Eastwood District extends from the Parramatta River at Meadowbank to the Hawkesbury River at Wisemans Ferry. The Club ...

, with he won the Ken Catchpole Award in 1986. Later, he moved in

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

to play for Stade Montchaninois until 1995, to play later for Stade Dijonnais Côte D'Or until 2000. In 2001, Tahaafe retired to coach an under-19 team in

Sens Sens () is a Communes of France, commune in the Yonne Departments of France, department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France, 120 km southeast from Paris. Sens is a Subprefectures in France, sub-prefecture and the second la ...

International career

Tahaafe debuted for Tonga in the

1987 Rugby World Cup The 1987 Rugby World Cup was the first Rugby World Cup. It was co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia – New Zealand hosted 21 matches (17 pool stage matches, two semi-finals, the third-place play-off and the final) while Australia hosted 11 mat ...

and

, where he only played against

Canada national rugby union team The Canada men's national rugby union team () represents the Canada in men's international rugby union competitions. They are overseen by Rugby Canada the governing body of rugby union in Canada. Canada is classified by World Rugby as a tier ...

, on 24 May 1987, in Napier, with this match being his only international cap.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tahaafe, Sione 1958 births Living people Tonga international rugby union players Tongan rugby union players Rugby union number eights Tongan expatriate rugby union players in France Tongan expatriate rugby union players in Australia Tongan expatriate rugby union players in New Zealand 1987 Rugby World Cup players Eastwood Rugby Club players