Sione Tahaafe
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| Born | 8 July 1958 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 242 lb (110 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sione Tahaafe (born 8 July 1958[1]), is a Tongan former rugby union player who played as number 8.
Tahaafe started his career in 1974, after he left Tonga to go in New Zealand,[2] and then in Australia where he played in the Shute Shield with Eastwood Rugby Club, with he won the Ken Catchpole Award in 1986.[3] Later, he moved in France to play for Stade Montchaninois until 1995, to play later for Stade Dijonnais Côte D'Or until 2000.[4] In 2001, Tahaafe retired to coach an under-19 team in Sens.[5]