| Birth name | Jonathon Mark Kitto |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 30 March 1992 (age 34) |
| Birth place | Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] |
| Weight | 85 kg (13 st 5 lb)[2] |
| Ru currentteam | Canterbury |
| Position | Half-back |
| Repyears 1 | 2012 |
| Repteam 1 | New Zealand U20 |
| Repcaps 1 | 3 |
| Reppoints 1 | 0 |
| Ru ntupdate | 3 March 2013 |
| Years 1 | 2014–2015 |
| Years 2 | 2015–2017 |
| Years 3 | 2017 |
| Years 4 | 2017–2018 |
| Years 5 | 2018 |
| Years 6 | 2019–2021 |
| Years 7 | 2021– |
| Clubs 1 | Bay of Plenty |
| Clubs 2 | Leicester Tigers |
| Clubs 3 | Worcester Warriors |
| Clubs 4 | Harlequins |
| Clubs 5 | Northland |
| Clubs 6 | Worcester Warriors |
| Clubs 7 | Canterbury |
| Apps 1 | 17 |
| Apps 2 | 29 |
| Apps 3 | 2 |
| Apps 4 | 9 |
| Apps 5 | 0 |
| Apps 6 | 9 |
| Apps 7 | 0 |
| Points 1 | 0 |
| Points 2 | 10 |
| Points 3 | 0 |
| Points 4 | 0 |
| Points 5 | 0 |
| Points 6 | 10 |
| Points 7 | 0 |
| Ru clubupdate | 21 July 2021 |
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.
Career
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]
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
- ^ "Jono Kitto Profile". Leicester Tigers. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ "Jono Kitto Profile". Leicester Tigers. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ "Jono Kitto". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 14 Aug 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". Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ "Jono Kitto, George Catchpole and Jack Roberts sign new deals with Leicester Tigers". 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". Leicester Tigers. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ^ "Jono Kitto: Harlequins sign former Leicester Tigers scrum-half". 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.