Filogia Ian Tiatia

Filo Tiatia

New Zealand
	Full name Filogia Ian Tiatia Born June 4, 1971, Wellington Current age 52 years 319 days Major teams Leinster, Northampton Saints, Ospreys, New Zealand Position Lock, Back-row Height 6 ft 4 in Weight 247 lb

Test career
	Span	Mat	Start	Sub	Pts	Tries	Conv	Pens	Drop	Won	Lost	Draw	%
All Tests	2000-2000	2	1	1	10	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	100

Career statistics
Test debut	New Zealand v Tonga at North Shore City, Jun 16, 2000 match details
Last Test	Italy v New Zealand at Genova, Nov 25, 2000 match details
Test Statsguru	Main menu \| Career summary \| Match list \| Most points \| Most tries \| Tournament list

Profile

Filo Tiatia made his debut for Wellington in the 1992 National Provincial Championship, playing for the side through the advent of professionalism and eventually representing the Hurricanes in the Super 12 from 1996 until 2002.

Tiatia won two All Blacks caps in 2000, his first as a try-scoring replacement in a 102-0 rout of Tonga and his second as blindside flanker against Italy, again crossing the whitewash.

In 2002 Tiatia packed his bags for Japan, playing for four seasons with Toyota Verblitz before taking up a contract with the ambitious Welsh region Ospreys in 2006. Tiatia became a cult figure in West Wales with his strength and appetite for work around the field.

In 2008, Tiatia announced his wishes to join the Ospreys coaching team following is retirement from playing.

Scrum Staff December 2008

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