Jono Kitto (born 30 March 1992)[3] is a New Zealand rugby union scrum half who is currently playing for Canterbury in New Zealand's National Provincial Championship; he has previously played for Leicester Tigers, Worcester Warriors and Harlequins in Premiership Rugby and Northland in New Zealand's domestic championship. He was born in Christchurch, New Zealand. He’s currently operating a run club called Run Strong. He also has strong interests in cryptocurrency and native New Zealand birds.
| Birth name | Jonathon Mark Kitto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 30 March 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (13 st 5 lb)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editOn 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]
After the departure of Aaron Mauger from Leicester's coaching team Kitto found his game time at Leicester more limited and on 19 September 2017 moved to Worcester Warriors on loan.[8] Kitto played twice for Worcester before returning to Leicester on 4 October.[9]
On 23 October 2017 it was announced that Kitto had been released by Leicester.[10]
On 13 November 2017 Kitto was signed on a short-term deal by Harlequins. Injuries in the scrum-half position at Harlequins was the catalyst behind the deal.[11]
On 11 February 2019 Worcester Warriors announced that Kitto was to re-join the cub that summer.[12] His contracted ended in the summer of 2021 and was announced in Canterbury's squad for the 2021 National Provincial Championship.
References
edit- ^ "Jono Kitto Profile". Leicester Tigers. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ "Jono Kitto Profile". Leicester Tigers. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ "Jono Kitto". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ "Leicester Tigers sign Jono Kitto from Chiefs". ESPNscrum.
- ^ "Jono Kitto attracted to Leicester Tigers via computer game". BBC. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ "Tigers make it three from three with win over Wasps" (Press release). Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ "Jono Kitto, George Catchpole and Jack Roberts sign new deals with Leicester Tigers" (Press release). Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ "Jono Kitto: Worcester Warriors sign Leicester Tigers scrum-half on loan". BBC. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ "Scrum-half Jono Kitto ends Worcester Warriors loan spell". Worcester News. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "Scrum-half Kitto released by Tigers" (Press release). Leicester Tigers. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ^ "Jono Kitto: Harlequins sign former Leicester Tigers scrum-half" (Press release). BBC Sport. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ "Jono Kitto: Worcester Warriors re-sign former Leicester and Harlequins scrum-half". BBC. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
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