Xavier Tito-Harris
| Date of birth | 5 January 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb; 14 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Kelston Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Xavier Tito-Harris (born 5 January 2005) is a New Zealand professional rugby union player who plays as a full back and wing. He plays for Auckland and the New Zealand national sevens team.
Early life
He attended Kelston Boys' High School. He played rugby league as well as featuring at the World Schools Sevens tournament.[2]
Club career
He scored a hat trick on debut for Auckland in the National Provincial Championship against Rugby Southland.[3] During the 2022-2023 season he played at full back and as a winger.[4][5]
International career
In January 2023, he signed a two-year contract with the New Zealand national rugby sevens team.[6][7] He made his international debut at the Hong Kong Sevens in March 2023.[8] He scored two tries at the London Sevens Series tournament in May 2023 at Twickenham after being called-up as a late injury replacement.[9] He featured as New Zealand won the Hong Kong Sevens in April 2024.[10]
Honours
- New Zealand U20
- World Rugby Under 20 Championship
Champion (1): 2024
References
- ^ "Xavier Tito-Harris". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Rugby: Carlos Spencer's teenage son Payton among new All Blacks Sevens signings". NZ Herald. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "X.Tito-Harris". All Blacks. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Xavier Tito-Harris". All.Rugby. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Xavier Tito-Harris". Its Rugby. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Carlos Spencer's son Payton among new signings for All Blacks Sevens squad". Stuff.co.nz. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "ALL BLACKS SEVENS SIGN EXCITING NEW TALENT". Allblacks.com. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Australia's Olympic qualification bid receives a timely boost". World Rugby. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ Smith, Ben (20 May 2023). "18-year-old All Black Sevens' injury call-up steps off plane and smokes the Blitzboks". Rugby Pass.
- ^ "Rugby Sevens: NZ sevens eye Hong Kong sweep after advancing to men's, women's finals". NewsHub. 7 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
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