Joan Sione
Date of birth | 30 January 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 1.56 m (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 86 kg (190 lb; 13 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joan Sione (born 30 January 1986) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She represented New Zealand and Auckland. She was a member of the Black Ferns Champion, 2010 Rugby World Cup squad.
Rugby career
[edit]Sione made her international debut for the Black Ferns in their Canada Cup match against Scotland on 29 June 2005 at Ottawa.[1][2] She also appeared in the pool stage match against Canada.[3]
In October 2005, She withdrew from the Black Ferns squad ahead of their test against England due to injury.[4] She was replaced by her Auckland team-mate, Justine Lavea.[4]
Sione was a member of the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup winning squad.[5] She started in the pool game against Wales.[6] She scored the final try in the semi-final against France that sealed the Black Ferns a place in the final with England.[7][8]
In 2011, She missed selection for the Black Ferns tour of England because of injury.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Seven new players for Black Ferns". NZ Herald. 30 June 2005. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ Bailey, Jane (2005). "New Zealand Rugby Museum - June 29 - 2005 Black Ferns start Canada Cup with a win". www.rugbymuseum.co.nz. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "Black Ferns vs Canada (Game 1)". stats.allblacks.com. 5 July 2005. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Auckland duo back to bolster Black Ferns for England test". NZ Herald. 21 October 2005. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "Black Ferns name strong squad - Welsh Rugby Union". Welsh Rugby Union | Wales & Regions. 29 June 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "Rugby: Black Ferns ring the changes". Otago Daily Times Online News. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "Black Ferns into Rugby World Cup final". www.stuff.co.nz. 2 September 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "England and New Zealand set up final showdown". ESPN scrum. 1 September 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "Rugby: New faces in Black Ferns squad". Otago Daily Times Online News. 11 October 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2024.