Date of birth | 21 March 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 123 kg (271 lb; 19 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | St Peter's College, Auckland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Patrick Tuipulotu (brother) Tito Tuipulotu (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hamdahn Tuipulotu (born 21 March 2000) is a New Zealand rugby union player, who plays for Blues and Southland. His preferred position is prop. [1]
Tuipulotu attended St Peter's College, Auckland where he earned selection for the Blues U18 squad in 2018. [2] He plays his club rugby for Ponsonby, [3] although played for Western Sydney Two Blues while playing in Australia. [4] He is the brother of All Black Patrick Tuipulotu and Tito Tuipulotu. [5] [6]
Tuipulotu has represented Southland in the National Provincial Championship since 2023, being named in their squad for the 2024 Bunnings NPC. [7] He previously played for Auckland in the 2022 Bunnings NPC. In 2022 he was named in the Waratahs squad for the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season as a member of their wider training squad, although did not feature for the side. [8] He was called into the Blues squad ahead of Round 10 of the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season, making his debut against the Crusaders. [9]