Filo Tiatia

Filo Tiatia
Filo Tiatia playing for Ospreys in 2008
Full name Filogia Ian Tiatia
Date of birth (1971-06-04) 4 June 1971
Place of birth Wellington, New Zealand
Height 192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 112 kg (17 st 9 lb)
School Wellington College
University Massey University
UWIC
Notable relative(s) Ace Tiatia (brother)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Number eight, flanker, Lock
New Zealand No. 993
Amateur clubs
Years Club / team
Western Suburbs Roosters
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1992–2001
1993–1994
2002–2006
2006–2011
Wellington
Tarvisium
Toyota Verblitz
Ospreys
80


99



(50)
Super Rugby
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1996–2001 Hurricanes 57 (40)
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2000  New Zealand 2 (10)
Coaching career
Years Club / team
2007-2011
2011–2012
2012–2015
2017-
Ospreys Assistant
Toyota Verblitz Assistant
Toyota Verblitz
Sunwolves
correct as of "Assistant Coach" SunWolves.

Filogia Ian "Filo" Tiatia (born 4 June 1971 in Wellington, New Zealand) is a New Zealand international rugby union footballer, who used to play as a back-row forward and occasionally lock Ospreys.

Tiatia made his debut for Wellington in 1992, playing through the advent of professionalism and then represented the Hurricanes in the Super 12between 1996 and 2002.

Tiatia won 2 caps for the New Zealand in 2000. His first was as a replacement in a 102–0 win against Tonga where he scored a try. The next was a start at flanker against Italy where he again scored another try. match list

He then moved to Japan to play four season for Toyota Verblitz before signing for the Welsh region the Ospreys.

He became a cult figure at the Ospreys impressing fans with his all action style and appetite for work around the field. He played 99 times for the Ospreys scoring 10 tries. He was so popular at the Ospreys fans set up the Filo Tiatia Appreciation Society on Facebook . Tiatia also had a Grogg made of him in 2008 , and fought to keep Swansea Tennis Centre open in 2010 .

Tiatia retired at the age of 38 but stayed at the Ospreys as a coach. And he was named head coach for the LV= Cup in 2011

www.bbc.co.uk Filo Tiatia will leave his Ospreys coaching role at the end of the season to become forwards coach at Japanese side Toyota Verblitz. via the BBC website

After one season as Forwards Coach Tiatia was promoted as Head Coach for Toyota Verblitz the Following 2012 -13 season.

Filo Tiatia was also involved with the Japanese national Rugby Team as a Spot Coach looking after the forwards in the 2013 Asian 5 Nations under Head Coach Eddie Jones. Tiatia was later also involved to help the Japanese National Team for their November Test match against the All Blacks where the New Zealand side were far too strong and won the game 54-6

In September 2016 became head coach of Japan's Sunwolves Super Rugby side[1]

Tiatia's younger brother, Ace, has also played professional rugby at both provincial and Super Rugby levels, as well as making appearances for the Samoa national team.

References

  1. "Tiatia named Sunwolves coach". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 2016-11-02.

External links

Sons and daughters = Italia (born on 16 May 2000), Matisse (born on 25 January 2002)

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