Ross Filipo

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Ross Filipo
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Birth nameRoss Ami Filipo
Date of birth (1979-04-14) 14 April 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight118 kg (260 lb; 18 st 8 lb)
School Hutt Valley High School
Notable relative(s)Wife- Louise Filipo Children- Cash Filipo, Kiana Filipo, Maia Filipo
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock / Flank / Number 8
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2009–11 Bayonne 43 (20)
2011–12 Wasps RFC 17 (15)
2015−16 Racing 92 8 (0)
2017-18 Coca-Cola Red Sparks 2 (0)
Correct as of 22 July 2016
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2001 Marlborough 7 (0)
2003–08 Wellington 37 (35)
2012–14 Wellington 17 (45)
2016-17 Hawke's Bay 6 (0)
Correct as of 16 October 2016
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2004–09 Crusaders 45 (40)
2013–15 Chiefs 7 (0)
Correct as of 21 June 2015
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2005–08 Māori 5 (0)
2007 Junior All Blacks 3 (10)
2007–08 New Zealand 4 (0)
Correct as of 8 November 2008
Coaching career
YearsTeam
2015 Hamilton Marist
2017–2018 Coca-Cola Red Sparks (assistant coach)
2019 Taupiri (assistant coach)
2020 Waikato (assistant coach)
2021– Waikato
2024- Māori All Blacks

Ross Ami Filipo (born 14 April 1979) is a retired New Zealand rugby union footballer. Filipo's career included long stints with Wellington in the Mitre 10 Cup, Crusaders in Super Rugby, and Bayonne in the Top 14 competition, and appearances for the All Blacks in 2007-2008.

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Career

New Zealand

Filipo first played provincial rugby for Marlborough in 2001. He then played for Wellington B in 2002, and made his debut for Wellington in 2003.

Although he had played for the Hurricanes development squad in 2003, he was not selected for the Hurricanes in 2004 and instead was drafted into the Crusaders for the 2004 Super 12. He then stayed with the Crusaders for the Super 12 and Super 14 until the 2009 season whilst playing for Wellington in the Air New Zealand Cup (formerly the National Provincial Championship) until 2008.

Filipo played for the New Zealand Māori in 2005 when they defeated the British and Irish Lions for the first time – he cites this as a career highlight. After the 2007 Super 14 season where Filipo scored six tries he was selected for the Junior All Blacks. After injuries to All Black locks Ali Williams and Keith Robinson, Filipo was called into the All Blacks squad.

Filipo was also selected for the All Blacks end of season Grand Slam tour at the end of 2008; he played against Scotland and Munster during this tour. He was also one of the regular guests on the Rugby Roundtable, which is a rugby union podcast based out of New Zealand.

Europe

In April 2009 it was announced that Filipo would be signing for Bayonne in the French Top 14 competition; he left for Bayonne at the conclusion of the 2009 Super 14 season.

On 11 April 2011 it was announced that Filipo would be signing for Wasps in the English Aviva Premiership

Return to New Zealand

Filipo retired from professional rugby and returned to New Zealand in 2014, before being called up to play for the Chiefs in 2015. This reawakened his passion for playing and he turned out for Hamilton Marist as a player-coach, winning the Waikato Club Rugby title with them. This preceded a stint in France with Racing 92 in the Top 14 before returning to New Zealand with Hawkes Bay.

From there he turned to coaching properly, taking a role as assistant-coach with the Coca-Cola Red Sparks in the Top League in 2017, where he stayed for two years. He was asked to play as well. [1]

2019 saw Filipo move to an assistant coach role with Taupiri as well as entering a Coach Educator role with Waikato Rugby. In 2020 Filipo assisted with coaching Waikato in the Mitre 10 Cup, working on defence and the forwards. [2] Filipo was subsequently appointed as the head coach of the Waikato team for the 2021 Mitre 10 Cup season. [3]

Personal life

Filipo is a New Zealander of Māori descent (Muaūpoko descent). [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "'Stuff it': How former All Black Ross Filipo came out of retirement after pizza and beer". 16 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "'Stuff it': How former All Black Ross Filipo came out of retirement after pizza and beer". 16 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Ross Filipo appointed as the new Waikato Head Coach for 2021".
  4. ↑ "Ross Filipo named Māori All Blacks Head Coach and management group confirmed". All Blacks (Official Site). 27 May 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
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