Elvis Taione
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| Birth name | Elvis Taione | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 25 May 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nukualofa, Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 112 kg (17 st 9 lb; 247 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elvis Taione (born 25 May 1983 in Nukualofa, Tonga) is rugby union footballer. His regular playing position is hooker. He previously played Super Rugby for the Western Force, Waratahs, Jersey in the RFU Championship and is currently signed to Exeter Chiefs, winning the Aviva Premiership in 2016/17.[1]
Exeter Chiefs signed Taione in March 2014 on a two-year contract.[2] He was named in Tonga's 2015 Rugby World Cup squad.[3]
References
- ↑ "Elvis Taione: Jersey sign Tongan international hooker". BBC Sport. 5 March 2013.
- ↑ Pilnick, Brent (2 May 2014). "Exeter Chiefs sign Jersey's Tonga international Elvis Taione". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ↑ Lloyd, Howard (18 August 2015). "Exeter Chiefs' Elvis Taione named in Tonga Rugby World Cup squad". Exeter Express And Echo.co.uk. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
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