Jono Kitto

Jono Kitto
Date of birth (1992-03-30) 30 March 1992
Place of birth Christchurch, New Zealand
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight 81 kg (12 st 11 lb)[2]
Rugby union career
Current status
Current team Leicester Tigers
Playing career
Position Scrum Half
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (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 Aug 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.


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