Tyson Keats

Tyson Keats
Full name	Tyson Paul Keats
Date of birth	6 June 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth	Christchurch, New Zealand
Height	173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb; 13 st 1 lb)
School	Shirley Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Half-back
Senior career
Years	Team
2003	Nelson Bays
2006–2009	Canterbury
2009	Crusaders
2010–2011	Hurricanes
2010–2011	Taranaki
2011–2012	Aironi
2012–2014	London Welsh
	Correct as of 23 May 2020

Last updated April 18, 2024

Tyson Keats (born 6 June 1981) is a New Zealand rugby union player who last played for London Welsh in the English Premiership. His position of choice is halfback.

Controversy

In 2013 Keats was part of a frustrating problem involving his passport which resulted in London Welsh being relegated. Keats described it as "the toughest time of his career".

In March 2013 the club were found guilty of playing Keats for 10 games illegally while he held a fake English passport. Thus, five league points were removed which killed their chances of survival in the Premiership. The club was also fined over $30,000 NZD.^[2]

Former manager Mike Scott was found fully responsible and was banned from any participation in rugby for life.^[3]

Upon signing for the club from Aironi, Keats' agent asked Scott if Keats should return to New Zealand to sort out his visa but Scott assured it would be taken care of in England. Keats found out he was Ineligible to play on the season opening match. The next week Keats was then told he was "fine" and it was all sorted. Further investigation by the new manager discovered that Scott had incorrectly stated Keats was from Christchurch, Dorset as opposed to Christchurch in New Zealand. This was all amongst a rush to field Keats as soon as possible.^[2]^[4]

Personal

While playing for Canterbury Keats owned an exterior plastering and painting business but when he made the move to the Hurricanes he was forced to sell it.^[4]

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References

↑ "New Brighton feature Tyson Keats". Stuff. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
1 2 "Tyson Keats: London Welsh re-sign registration row scrum-half". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
↑ Rees, Paul (8 March 2013). "Mike Scott gets RFU life ban over faked copy of Tyson Keats' passport". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 18 April 2016.
1 2 "Tyson Keats EXCLUSIVE – I felt like a black sheep but it wasn't my fault | The Rugby Paper". www.therugbypaper.co.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2016.

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[1] "New Brighton feature Tyson Keats". Stuff. Retrieved 1 October 2016.

[:0-2] 1 2 "Tyson Keats: London Welsh re-sign registration row scrum-half". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 April 2016.

[3] Rees, Paul (8 March 2013). "Mike Scott gets RFU life ban over faked copy of Tyson Keats' passport". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 18 April 2016.

[:1-4] 1 2 "Tyson Keats EXCLUSIVE – I felt like a black sheep but it wasn't my fault | The Rugby Paper". www.therugbypaper.co.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2016.

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