Ace Tiatia

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Ace Tiatia
Full nameSolomona Asora Adrian Tiatia
Date of birth (1976-06-18) 18 June 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth Wellington, New Zealand
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight248 lb (112 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2003–05 Harlequins ()
2005–06 Pau ()
2006–09 Agen ()
2009–10 Bayonne ()
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1997 Highlanders 6 (5)
1998 Crusaders 2 (0)
1999 Hurricanes 1 (0)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2001 Samoa 7 (0)

Solomona Asora Adrian "Ace" Tiatia (born 18 June 1976) is a New Zealand-born former professional rugby union player who represented Samoa in international rugby. [1]

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Biography

A Wellington native, Tiatia is the nephew of Samoa international Asora Simanu and inherited the nickname "Ace" from his uncle, with whom he shares a birthday. He is the younger brother of All Blacks loose forward Filo Tiatia. [2]

Tiatia, a NZ Colts representative, was capped seven times by Samoa. He played in the Super 12 for Highlanders, Crusaders and Hurricanes during the late 1990s, before embarking on a professional career in Europe. A hooker, Tiatia had two seasons with English club Harlequins, then from 2005 to 2010 plied his trade in France. [3]

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References

  1. "Solomona Asora Adrian Tiatia". New Zealand Rugby History.
  2. Gray, Wynne (18 August 2000). "Rugby: Harbour look better with Ace in pack". NZ Herald .
  3. "Aussie tour to Britain is called off". Evening Standard . 10 October 2001.