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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.
| 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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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]
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