Mosese Tuipulotu

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Mosese Tuipulotu
Date of birth (2001-05-05) 5 May 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Melbourne, Australia
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight102 kg (225 lb; 16 st 1 lb)
School St Kevin's College
Notable relative(s) Sione Tuipulotu (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2022–24 Waratahs 5 (0)
2024– Edinburgh 5 (0)
Correct as of 24 November 2024
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2024– Scotland A 1 (0)
Correct as of 24 November 2024

Mosese Tuipulotu (born 5 May 2001) is an Australian rugby union player, currently playing for Edinburgh Rugby. He previously played for the Waratahs. His preferred position is centre. [1]

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Early career

Tuipulotu was born in Melbourne, Australia and is the brother of Scotland international Sione Tuipulotu. [2] Like his brother, he is also eligible for Tonga via his father [3] and for Scotland via his grandmother. [4]

Club career

Tuipulotu played his junior rugby in Victoria, playing in the Dewar Shield. He moved to New South Wales in 2021, representing the Eastern Suburbs team. [5] He was first named in the Waratahs squad for the 2022 season, although did not feature due to injury. [6] He was again named in the squad for 2023, [7] and made his debut in Round 4 of the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season against the Hurricanes. [8] In the same week, he was heavily linked to a move to Scotland. [9] [10]

In May 2024, it was announced that Tuipulotu had signed a two-year contract with United Rugby Championship team Edinburgh. [11]

International career

In October 2024, Tuipolotu was named in the Scotland squad for the autumn nations series alongside his brother who was also named as captain. He made his first appearance in a Scotland Jersey in a Scotland A game against Chile in Nov 2024 [12]

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