Sione Tuipulotu (rugby union, born December 1997)
| Born | 2 December 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 115 kg (254 lb; 18 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Wesley College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sione Tuipulotu (born 2 December 1997)[1] is a Tongan rugby union player, who currently plays as a lock or loose forward for AZ-COM Maruwa MOMOTARO’S in Japan's regional Top East League Group A competition.[2]
He previously played for Moana Pasifika in Super Rugby.[3][4]
Tuipulotu also played in New Zealand's domestic National Provincial Championship competition for Manawatu (2019),[5] Auckland (2020, 2021, 2023)[6][7][1] and Hawke's Bay (2022).[8]
Tuipulotu played for both Samoa and Tonga's Under 20 sides, while also being called up to the New Zealand Under 20 training squad.[9]
On 27 May 2022, Tuipulotu was named in the Tongan national team for the 2022 Pacific Nations Cup and the Asia/Pacific qualification match for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.[10] He made his international test debut for Tonga on 2 July 2022 against Fiji.[11]
Reference list
- ^ a b "Sione Tuipulotu". New Zealand Rugby History. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "選手紹介" [Player introductions]. AZ-COM Maruwa MOMOTARO’S. 2025. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
- ^ "Moana Pasifika community celebrates historic first Super Rugby squad". Moana Pasifika (Press release). 22 November 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
- ^ "Moana Pasifika name 2023 DHL Super Rugby Pacific Squad". Moana Pasifika (Press release). 22 November 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
- ^ "Reinvigorated Manawatu ready for 2019". allblacks.com. 30 July 2019. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Experience and Pedigree will be the key for Auckland's 2020 Mitre 10 Cup squad". Auckland Rugby Union (Press release). 2 September 2020. Archived from the original on 1 September 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "An experienced and talented group of Aucklanders assembled for the 2021 NPC". Auckland Rugby Union (Press release). 2 August 2021. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Magpies 2022 squad announced". Hawke's Bay Rugby Union (Press release). 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Sione Tuipulotu in All Black U20's training squad". Ardmore Marist. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Our Ikale Tahi squad for the Pacific Nations & World Cup Qualifier 2022. Congratulations to all the players who have made the team". Tonga Rugby Union – via Facebook. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Ikale Tahi squad to play Fiji this Saturday Pacific Nations Cup 2022". Tonga Rugby Union – via Facebook. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
External links
- Sione Tuipulotu at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Sione Tuipulotu at ESPNscrum (archived)
- NZ Rugby History profile