Sione Talikavili Vatuvei[1] (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.[2] His preferred position is blindside flanker.
He plays in the Top League for Toyota Industries Shuttles[3] in Kariya Aichi where he currently resides.
Vatuvei was educated at Nelson College in New Zealand between 1999 and 2001.[4] 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.
References
- ^ "ESPN Rugby Stats". ESPN. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ Van der berg, Wim (28 September 2012). The Extraordinary Book of South African Rugby. ISBN 9780143529170.
- ^ "Toyota Shokki Shuttles". Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ "Full school list of Nelson College, 1856–2005". Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006 (CD-ROM) (6th ed.). 2006.