Sione Lauaki
Tongan-New Zealand rugby union footballer (1981-2017)
Sione Tuitupu Lauaki (22 June 1981 – 12 February 2017) was a New Zealand rugby union player. He played for the All Blacks between 2005 and 2008. At a club level, he played for the Chiefs, Bayonne and Clermont. He was born in Haʻapai, Tonga. He grew up in Auckland.
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Lauaki was diagnosed with heart and kidney problems while playing for Bayonne. He died on 12 February 2017, at the age of 35.[1]
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- ↑ "Former All Black Sione Lauaki dead, aged 35". The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
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