Paul Tito

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Paul Tito
Date of birth (1978-06-09) 9 June 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Taumarunui, New Zealand
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight110 kg (240 lb)
School New Plymouth Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2007-2012 Cardiff Blues 124 (15)
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1998-2006 Taranaki 100 ()
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1999 Chiefs 5 (0)
2000-2007 Hurricanes 84 (25)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1997 NZ U19
1998-1999 NZ U21
2000–2001, 2003 NZ Maori

Paul Tito (born 9 June 1978) is a retired New Zealand rugby union player. He played in the lock position.

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Playing career

Tito attended New Plymouth Boys' High School and represented New Zealand at U19 level in 1997, U21level from 1998–1999, and the New Zealand Māori in 2000–2001 and 2003. He played for the Waikato Chiefs and Hurricanes in Super Rugby, and played for Taranaki in the Air New Zealand Cup.

Tito, was out of contract at the end of the 2007 Super 14 season, bolstered the Cardiff Blues squad following that year's World Cup. On arrival in the Welsh capital he was given the job of turning the Blues failing line out around which he did with ease. He was appointed captain the following season replacing Xavier Rush who had stood down from the role. In his first season as captain he steered the region to the EDF Energy Cup Final, beating Gloucester Rugby by 50–12 on 18 April 2009 and he won the Man of the Match award for his efforts. [1]

After a season full with injuries, Tito decided to retire at the end of the 2011/12 season. [2]

Coaching career

Tito moved into coaching and has worked with:

He was in charge of the forwards for the Georgia national rugby union team, under head coach Levan Maisashvili, in 2022 when they beat Wales.

In December 2022 he replaced Ben Afeaki in the Auckland Blues coaching group as an assistant under Leon MacDonald. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Tito to Join Cardiff Blues" [ permanent dead link ]
  2. ↑ "Danger of ignoring hard knocks of the game". NZ Herald. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  3. ↑ https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/113346996/paul-tito-heads-back-to-coach-in-french-club-rugby-cauldron [ bare URL ]
  4. ↑ https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/126370047/super-rugby-kiwi-coaches-paul-tito-and-mark-ozich-lured-to-western-force [ bare URL ]
  5. ↑ https://www.allblacks.com/news/highlanders-back-at-home-happy-with-overseas-tour/ [ bare URL ]
  6. ↑ https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/300757596/from-georgia-with-love-paul-tito-completes-blues-super-rugby-pacific-coaching-group [ bare URL ]


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