| Sione Tu'ipulotu | |
| Birth Name: | Sione Mone Tu'ipulotu |
| Birth Date: | 28 November 1978 |
| Birth Place: | Ha'apai, Tonga |
| Height: | 1.83m (06feet) |
| Weight: | 102kg (225lb) [1] |
| Ru Position: | Scrum-half, Fullback, Centre |
| Ru Clubyears: | 2003-2006 2006-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012 |
| Ru Proclubs: | Newport Yokogawa Musashino Atlastars Plymouth Albion R.F.C. Worcester Warriors Plymouth Albion R.F.C. |
| Ru Clubcaps: | 26 0 27 2 13 |
| Ru Clubpoints: | (10) (0) (10) (0) (10) |
| Ru Clubupdate: | 2 November 2018 |
| Ru Nationalteam: | Tonga |
| Ru Nationalyears: | 1997-2008 |
| Ru Nationalcaps: | 28 |
| Ru Nationalpoints: | (13) |
| Ru Ntupdate: | 22:14, 2 June 2009 (UTC) |
Sione Mone Tu'ipulotu (born 28 November 1976 in Ha'apai, Tonga)[2] is a Tongan rugby union footballer. His usual position is at scrum-half, but he can also play as a fullback.
He played in Wales for Caerphilly RFC (2001–2003) and the Newport Gwent Dragons (2003–2006), before moving to Yokogawa in Japan.
Tu'ipulotu made his debut for Tonga against Wales on 16 November 1997, aged only 19. He played at two Rugby World Cup finals, in 1999 and 2007, earning two and four caps at the respective tournaments. He had 27 caps, with two tries and a drop goal scored, 13 points in aggregate, for Tonga, by the end of the competition.
His daughter,Sisilia, is also a professional rugby player who plays for Gloucester-Hartpury Women and the Wales national team, and his nephew Carwyn Tuipulotu plays for the Scarlets.[3] His son Kepu in 2023 played for London Irish academy and England U18s.[4]