What is Sione Lauaki?
[[File:Sione Lauki 02.jpg|thumb|Lauaki in August 2010]] '''Sione Tuitupu Lauaki''' (22 June 1981 &ndash; 12 February 2017) was a [[New Zealand]] [[rugby union]] player. He played for the [[New Zealand national rugby union team|All Blacks]] between 2005 and 2008. At a club level, he played for the [[Chiefs (rugby union)|Chiefs]], [[Aviron Bayonnais|Bayonne]] and [[ASM Clermont Auvergne|Clermont]]. He was born in [[Haʻapai]], [[Tonga]]. He grew up in [[Auckland]]. Lauaki was diagnosed with [[heart]] and [[kidney]] problems while playing for Bayonne. He died on 12 February 2017, at the age of 35.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/former-all-black-sione-lauaki-dead-aged-35-20170211-guawf4.html|title=Former All Black Sione Lauaki dead, aged 35|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=12 February 2017|access-date=12 February 2017}}</ref> ==References== {{Commons category}} {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/Profile.asp?ABID=1057 Sione Lauaki] at [http://www.allblacks.com/ AllBlacks.com] {{DEFAULTSORT:Lauaki, Sione}} [[Category:1981 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:New Zealand rugby union players]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Auckland]] {{Sports-bio-stub}}