Filo Tiatia

Filo Tiatia

Filo Tiatia playing for Ospreys in 2008
Birth 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
Position(s) Number eight, flanker, Lock Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Western Suburbs Roosters () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1992–2001 1993–1994 2002–2006 2006–2011 Wellington Tarvisium Toyota Verblitz Ospreys 80 99 (50) Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 1996–2001 Hurricanes 57 (40) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2000 New Zealand 2 (10) Coaching career Years 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 [1]. Tiatia also had a Grogg made of him in 2008 [2], and fought to keep Swansea Tennis Centre open in 2010 [3].

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 [4]

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

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.

External links

• Filo Tiatia at AllBlacks.com
• Profile at OspreysRugby.com

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