Sione Fukofuka
Australian rugby union coach
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Sione Fukofuka is an Australian rugby union coach.
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Early career
Fukofuka taught English and Physical Education at Brisbane State High School for sixteen years.[1]
Coaching career
Fukofuka was the Development coach for the Australian Youth Women's sevens team to the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games, and for the Australian Men's sevens team in 2019.[1][2] From 2014 to 2017 he was the Queensland Women's sevens team's Head Coach.[1][3]
In 2020, he was the Head Coach for the Sunnybank Rugby side in the Queensland Premier Rugby competition.[1][3] He was the Queensland Reds Women's attack coach.[3][4] He also served as the Wallaroos assistant coach for three years.[3][5]
He was appointed Head Coach of the United States women's national rugby union team in 2023.[4][2]
He left his position in the US after the 2025 RWC and on December 17 of that year he was named Head Coach of the Scotland women's national rugby union team.[6]