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Birth name | Teofilo Aloisio Mikaele Paulo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 6 November 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 203 cm (6 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 122 kg (19 st 3 lb; 269 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | St Patrick’s College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teofilo Aloisio Mikaele Paulo (born 6 November 1987) [1] is a New Zealand-born Samoan rugby union player. He specialises as a lock forward. He plays for Manawatu Turbos in the NPC.
Paulo had a brief stint with Ulster in 2009, for whom he made two Celtic League appearances. [2] In 2010 he was named as a member of the Blues wider training squad, however an injury to Ali Williams meant he was called into the full squad. He was a full squad member since 2011. Paulo made his provincial debut for North Harbour in 2011.
In January 2013 he joined the Welsh team Cardiff Blues, [2] making 75 appearances over two seasons. [3] From 2015 to 2017 he played for Benetton Treviso. On 5 June 2017 it was announced he had signed for English Premiership side London Irish from the following season. [4] [5] He made 30 appearances for the team before leaving in 2019. [6] He rejoined the Cardiff Blues in 2019 for a one-year contract, [3] leaving at the end of the season. [7] He then returned to New Zealand where he played for the Manawatu Turbos. [8] He was not retained for the 2021 season, moving to Wellington team Avalon. [9] [10]
On 23 August 2019, he was named in Samoa's 34-man training squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup, [11] before being named in the final 31 on 31 August. [12]