Date of birth | 2 December 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 115 kg (254 lb; 18 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Wesley College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sione Tuipulotu (born 2 December 1997) [1] is a Tongan rugby union player, who currently plays as a lock or loose forward for Hawke's Bay in New Zealand's domestic National Provincial Championship competition [2] and Moana Pasifika in Super Rugby. [3]
He previously also represented Manawatu in 2019 [4] and Auckland 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]