About Sione Vatuvei
Born 1983. Sione Vatuvei is a rugby union player.
Sione Talikavili Vatuvei (born 14 March 1983), also known by his middle name Talikavili or Kavili, is a Tongan-born Japanese rugby union footballer. He represented Japan at the 2003 Rugby World Cup. His preferred position is blindside flanker.
He plays in the Top League for Toyota Industries Shuttles in Kariya Aichi where he currently resides.
Vatuvei was educated at Nelson College in New Zealand between 1999 and 2001. He is the youngest brother of former Japanese Rugby union footballer Luatangi Vatuvei. He is also the cousin of former Tongan-New Zealand Rugby league player Manu Vatuvei.
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Who is Sione Vatuvei?
Tongan-Japanese rugby union footballer (1983-)
When was Sione Vatuvei born?
Sione Vatuvei was born on 14 March 1983 in Nukuʻalofa.
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Sione Vatuvei is a rugby union player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Sione Vatuvei. https://biography.guide/sione-vatuvei/
MLA: "Sione Vatuvei." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/sione-vatuvei/.
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