Birth Name: | Sione Maake Kalamafoni |
Birth Date: | 18 May 1988 |
Birth Place: | Matahau, Tonga |
Weight: | 121kg (267lb) |
Ru Currentteam: | Scarlets |
Ru Position: | Number 8/Flanker |
Ru Clubyears: | 2010–2012 2012–2017 2017–2020 2020– |
Ru Proclubs: | Nottingham Gloucester |
Ru Clubcaps: | 42 106 64 52 |
Ru Clubpoints: | (65) (50) (35) (45) |
Ru Clubupdate: | 28 September 2022 |
Ru Nationalyears: | 2007− |
Ru Nationalteam: | Tonga |
Ru Nationalcaps: | 37 |
Ru Nationalpoints: | (10) |
Ru Ntupdate: | 1 March 2023 |
School: | Auckland Grammar School |
Sione Kalamafoni (born 18 May 1988) is a rugby union footballer who plays at number 8 for Scarlets. Kalamafoni played for Tonga at the 2011 Rugby World Cup, 2015 Rugby World Cup and the 2019 Rugby World Cup.[1]
Kalamafoni first signed to Nottingham in the RFU Championship from the 2010/11 season.[2] On 15 March 2012, Kalamafoni would leave Nottingham to sign for Gloucester Rugby in the Aviva Premiership on a two-year contract from 2012/13 season.[3] On 14 November 2013, Kalamafoni signed a two-year contract extension with Gloucester until the end of 2015/16 season.[4]
On 1 June 2017 Leicester Tigers announced that Kalamafoni would be joining them for the 2017-18 season.[5]
On 26 March 2020, it was confirmed that Kalamafoni would sign for Welsh region Scarlets in the Pro14 ahead of the 2020–21 season.[6]
Kalamafoni is a Mormon and undertook a two-year mission in Chicago at the age of 18.[7] [8] In January 2021 he and his family became British citizens.[8]