Phil Kite (rugby union) explained

Phil Kite
Full Name:Philip Kite
Birth Date:24 April 1993
Birth Place:Auckland, New Zealand
Height:6 ft 1 in
Weight:319 lb
School:St Joseph's College, Nudgee
Position:Prop
Years1:2017–
Clubs1:RC Vannes
Superyears1:2017
Super1:Queensland Reds
Repyears1:2017–
Repcaps1:2
Reppoints1:0

Philip Kite (born 24 April 1993) is a Tongan rugby union player.

Biography

Born in Auckland, Kite attended St Joseph's College in the Brisbane suburb of Nudgee and was an Australian Under-20s representative at the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship.[1]

Kite, a prop, was in the Brisbane City side that won the 2014 National Rugby Championship, after which he played rugby in Canberra with the Tuggeranong Vikings. He left for New Zealand in 2016 to play at Northland.[2]

In 2017, Kite made a single Super Rugby appearances for Queensland Reds and gained a Test cap with the Tonga national team against Wales in Auckland, as a second-half substitute for Latu Talakai.[3]

Kite has played in France with Pro D2 club Rugby Club Vannes since the 2017/18 season.[4]

In 2022, Kite was capped again for Tonga in a win over Spain.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Browning to lead young Wallabies to junior world championship . . 18 April 2013 . en.
  2. News: Rugby: Northland end two year losing streak . . 2 October 2016 . en-NZ.
  3. Web site: Wales grind out victory over Tonga - Welsh Rugby Union . . 16 June 2017.
  4. News: RC Vannes. Le pilier Phil Kité prolonge jusqu’en 2025 . . 13 December 2021 . fr.
  5. News: Loury . Jean-Luc . Pas de Coupe du monde avec les Tonga pour Phil Kite . Ouest-France . 14 June 2023 . fr.