Filo Paulo

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Filo Paulo
BornTeofilo Aloisio Mikaele Paulo
(1987-11-06) 6 November 1987 (age 38)
Wellington, New Zealand
Height203 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Weight122 kg (19 st 3 lb; 269 lb)
School St Patrick's College, Silverstream
Rugby union career
Position Lock
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2007–2009 Ulster 2 (0)
2009–2012 North Harbour 35 (10)
2013–2015 Cardiff Blues 55 (10)
2015–2017 Benetton Treviso 37 (20)
2017–2019 London Irish 30 (10)
2019–2020 Cardiff Blues 6 (0)
2020 Manawatu Turbos 9
Correct as of 8 December 2019
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2010–2012 Blues 26 (0)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012– Samoa 34 (10)
Correct as of 14 September 2019

Teofilo Aloisio Mikaele Paulo (born 6 November 1987) [1] is a New Zealand-born Samoan rugby union player. He specialises as a lock forward. He plays for Manawatu Turbos in the NPC.

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Career

Paulo had a brief stint with Ulster in 2009, for whom he made two Celtic League appearances. [2] In 2010 he was named as a member of the Blues wider training squad, however an injury to Ali Williams meant he was called into the full squad. He was a full squad member since 2011. Paulo made his provincial debut for North Harbour in 2011.

In January 2013 he joined the Welsh team Cardiff Blues, [2] making 75 appearances over two seasons. [3] From 2015 to 2017 he played for Benetton Treviso. On 5 June 2017 it was announced he had signed for English Premiership side London Irish from the following season. [4] [5] He made 30 appearances for the team before leaving in 2019. [6] He rejoined the Cardiff Blues in 2019 for a one-year contract, [3] leaving at the end of the season. [7] He then returned to New Zealand where he played for the Manawatu Turbos. [8] He was not retained for the 2021 season, moving to Wellington team Avalon. [9] [10]

On 23 August 2019, he was named in Samoa's 34-man training squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup, [11] before being named in the final 31 on 31 August. [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Filo Paulo Samoa". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Cardiff Blues confirm signing of Samoan lock Filo Paulo". BBC Sport. 28 February 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Filo Paulo: Cardiff Blues sign Samoa international Filo Paulo". BBC Sport. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "NEW SIGNING. Samoan international pins his colous to Irish". London Irish. London Irish Scottish Richmond Ltd. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.[ dead link ]
  5. ↑ "London Irish sign Manasa Saulo, Teofilo Paulo and Jake Schatz". BBC Sport. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  6. ↑ "London Irish announce departing players". London Irish. 10 May 2019. Archived from the original on 21 January 2025. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  7. ↑ "Cardiff Blues: Seven players agree new deals". BBC Sport. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  8. ↑ "Tudreu returns to Turbos". Manawatu Turbos. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  9. ↑ "Manawatū Turbos squad close to being finalised for their 16th season". Stuff. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  10. ↑ "Wellington club rugby Gains & Losses 2021". Club Rugby. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  11. ↑ Airey, Thomas (23 August 2019). "Alalatoa headlines Manu Samoa pre-World Cup squad". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  12. ↑ "Two uncapped players in Samoa squad for Japan". rugbyworldcup.com. Rugby World Cup. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
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