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Birth name | Tiʻi T. Paulo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 13 January 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 243 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Kavanagh College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tiʻi Paulo (born 13 January 1983) is a rugby union player for the Clermont in the Top 14 competition. He plays as a hooker.
Paulo was educated at Kavanagh College, Dunedin, New Zealand. He played for the Crusaders in Super Rugby between 2005 and 2010 and has also played for the Canterbury and Tasman provincial sides. In 2010 he signed with Clermont. [1] He is also part of Samoa's national team.
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