Sione Havili

Sione Havili Talitui (born 25 January 1998) is a Tongan rugby union player who plays as a flanker.

Early life In 2016 Havili represented the NZ Secondary Schools team, awarded the Golden Boot for the country's best player.

Club career Havili made his Mitre 10 Cup debut in 2017 for playing 2 games and scoring a try in the season. He made his debut for the during the 2018 Super Rugby season. He was loaned to Tasman for the 2018 Mitre 10 Cup however his season was cut short by injury, but Tasman coach Andrew Goodman ensured he returned and Havili signed through with the Mako until the end of 2021. He was part of the Tasman Mako team that won the Mitre 10 Cup in 2019 for the first time. Following an outstanding season with Tasman Havili was named in the squad for the 2020 Super Rugby season. Havili was again part of the Mako side that won the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup, receiving Mako player of the year, Mako man of the year and defender of the year at the Mako awards. He was part of the side that won their fifth Super Rugby title in a row with a 24–13 win over the in the 2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa final. In Round 3 of the 2021 Bunnings NPC Havili suffered a season ending injury while playing for Tasman against . The Mako went on to make the premiership final before losing 23–20 to . In May 2022 he was named in the Tongan national side.