Sione Lauaki rugby player
Sione Lauaki rugby player

Sione Lauaki

22nd Jun 1981 1.94m/120kg No. 8

The Tonga-born flanker or number eight won 17 Test caps for the All Blacks between 2005 and 2008.

He also played for Auckland and Waikato in the national provincial championships and the Chiefs in Super Rugby.

In February 2017, Lauaki, who also played for Super Rugby club Chiefs as well as French sides Bayonne and Clermont, passed away after suffering from heart and kidney problems.

Career

pacific Pacific Islanders
No. 8
2004 - 2004
chiefs Chiefs
No. 8
2004 - 2009
image (3) Clermont Auvergne
No. 8
2010 - 2011
avironbayonnais Bayonne
No. 8
2011 - 2012
New Zealand New Zealand
No. 8
2008 - 2012