Sisilia Tuipulotu Explained

Birth Date:14 August 2003
Birth Place:Newport, Wales
Height Cm:175
Weight Kg:113
Ru Position:Prop
Clubs1:Gloucester-Hartpury
Points1:0
Repyears1:2022–Present
Repcaps1:8
Reppoints1:0

Sisilia Tuipulotu (born 14 August 2003) is a Welsh rugby union player. She plays prop for Wales internationally and for Gloucester-Hartpury in the Premier 15s competition.

Biography

Tuipulotu's father, Sione Tuʻipulotu, played for Tonga, winning 29 caps between 1997 and 2008, and played in Wales for Caerphilly RFC (2001–2003) and the Newport Gwent Dragons (2003–2006), while her cousin Carwyn Tuipulotu plays for the Scarlets.[1]

Tuipulotu is studying at University of Gloucestershire. She played netball, but changed to rugby.[2]

Rugby career

Tuipulotu plays for Gloucester-Hartpury women.[3] She replaced winger, Lisa Neumann, to make her test debut for Wales against Ireland at the 2022 Six Nations Championship.[4]

Tuipulotu also competed at the 2023 Women's Six Nations Championship.[5] On 25 March, she was named "player of the match" against Ireland.[6]

References

  1. News: Mark . Orders . New Tuipulotu giant blows people away as 17st 11lb Welsh girl tears up England's top competition . Wales Online . Media Wales . 20 December 2021 . 2 February 2022 .
  2. Web site: Sands . Katie . 2022-03-03 . Meet Sisilia Tuipulotu, the 18-year-old Welsh rugby sensation . 2023-03-26 . WalesOnline . en.
  3. Web site: Max . Sisilia Tuipulotu . 2023-03-26 . Women's Rugby Data : Number 1 for Women's Rugby . en-GB.
  4. Web site: 2022-03-28 . Sisilia Tuipulotu: Ten things you should know about the Wales forward . 2023-03-26 . Rugby World . en-US.
  5. Web site: Thomas . Graham . 2023-03-26 . All Sis-tems Go! . . . Sisilia Tuipulotu Tipped To Conquer The World After Wales Crush Ireland . 2023-03-26 . Dai Sport . en-GB.
  6. News: Watch Tuipulotu's reaction to player of match award . en-GB . BBC Sport . 2023-03-26.