Filo Paulo
Filo Paulo is a New Zealand-born Samoan rugby union player. He specialises as a lock forward. He plays for London Irish in the English Premiership.
| Birth name | Teofilo Aloisio Mikaele Paulo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 6 November 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 203 cm (6 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 122 kg (19 st 3 lb; 269 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St Patrick’s College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Paulo had a brief stint with Ulster in 2009, for whom he made two Celtic League appearances.[1] In 2010 he was named as a member of the Blues wider training squad, however an injury to Ali Williams meant he was called into the full squad. He was a full squad member since 2011. Paulo made his provincial debut for North Harbour in 2011.
On 5 June 2017 it was announced he had signed for English Premiership side London Irish from the following season.[2]
On 23 August 2019, he was named in Samoa's 34-man training squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup,[3] before being named in the final 31 on 31 August.[4]
References
- http://www.rabodirectpro12.com/teams/ulster/squad.php?player=81063&includeref=dynamic
- "NEW SIGNING. Samoan international pins his colous to Irish". London Irish. London Irish Scottish Richmond Ltd. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- Airey, Thomas (23 August 2019). "Alalatoa headlines Manu Samoa pre-World Cup squad". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- "Two uncapped players in Samoa squad for Japan". rugbyworldcup.com. Rugby World Cup. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.