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Jono Kitto
Date of birth (1992-03-30) 30 March 1992 (age 32)
Place of birthChristchurch, New Zealand
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight81 kg (12 st 11 lb)[2]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum Half
Current team Leicester Tigers
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015– Leicester Tigers 13 5
Correct as of July 2016

Jono Kitto (born 30 March 1992)[3] is a New Zealand rugby union scrum half who currently plays for Leicester Tigers in the English Premiership. He was born in Christchurch, New Zealand.

On 4 June 2015 it was announced that Kitto had signed for Tigers,[4] with Kitto admitting that he signed for Leicester after playing as them in computer game Rugby 08.[5] Kitto made his debut from the bench against Wasps at Welford Road on 1 November 2015[6] and featured 13 times in the 2015/16 season. On 29 February 2016 it was announced that Kitto had signed a new contract with Leicester.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Jono Kitto Profile". Leicester Tigers. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Jono Kitto Profile". Leicester Tigers. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Jono Kitto". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Leicester Tigers sign Jono Kitto from Chiefs". ESPNscrum.
  5. ^ "Jono Kitto attracted to Leicester Tigers via computer game". BBC. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Tigers make it three from three with win over Wasps" (Press release). Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Jono Kitto, George Catchpole and Jack Roberts sign new deals with Leicester Tigers" (Press release). Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 14 August 2016.