Sione Tuipulotu | |
Birth Date: | 2 December 1997 |
Birth Place: | New Zealand |
Height: | 1950NaN0 |
Weight: | 1150NaN0 |
School: | Wesley College |
Position: | Lock, Flanker, Number 8 |
Currentclub: | , |
Years1: | 2019 |
Apps1: | 11 |
Points1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2020–2021 |
Apps2: | 7 |
Points2: | 5 |
Years3: | 2022– |
Apps3: | 12 |
Points3: | 5 |
Years4: | 2022– |
Apps4: | 1 |
Points4: | 0 |
Repyears1: | 2015 |
Repteam1: | Tonga U20 |
Repcaps1: | 4 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
Repyears2: | 2016 |
Repteam2: | Samoa U20 |
Repcaps2: | 5 |
Reppoints2: | 0 |
Repyears3: | 2022– |
Repteam3: | Tonga |
Repcaps3: | 4 |
Reppoints3: | 0 |
Clubupdate: | 17 May 2023 |
Repupdate: | 29 July 2022 |
Sione Tuipulotu (born 2 December 1997 in New Zealand)[1] is a Tongan rugby union player, who currently plays as a lock or loose forward for in New Zealand's domestic National Provincial Championship competition[2] and in Super Rugby.[3]
He previously also represented in 2019[4] and in 2020 and 2021.[5] [6]
Tuipulotu played for both Samoa and Tonga's Under 20 sides, while also being called up to the New Zealand Under 20 squad.[7]
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.[8] He made his international test debut for Tonga on 2 July 2022 against Fiji.[9]