Phil Kite (rugby union)

Philip Kite (born 24 April 1993) is a Tongan rugby union player.

Phil Kite

Full name	Philip Kite
Date of birth	(1993-04-24) 24 April 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth	Auckland, New Zealand
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	319 lb (145 kg)
School	St Joseph's College, Nudgee
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2017– RC Vannes () Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 2017 Queensland Reds () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2017– Tonga 2 (0)

Biography

Born in Auckland, Kite attended St Joseph's College in the Brisbane suburb of Nudgee and was an Australian Under-20s representative at the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship.^[1]

Kite, a prop, was in the Brisbane City side that won the 2014 National Rugby Championship, after which he played rugby in Canberra with the Tuggeranong Vikings. He left for New Zealand in 2016 to play at Northland.^[2]

In 2017, Kite made a single Super Rugby appearances for Queensland Reds and gained a Test cap with the Tonga national team against Wales in Auckland, as a second-half substitute for Latu Talakai.^[3]

Kite has played in France with Pro D2 club Rugby Club Vannes since the 2017/18 season.^[4]

In 2022, Kite was capped again for Tonga in a win over Spain.^[5]

See also

• List of Tonga national rugby union players