Sione Tuipulotu (rugby union, born December 1997)

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Sione Tuipulotu
Born (1997-12-02) 2 December 1997 (age 28)
New Zealand
Height195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight115 kg (254 lb; 18 st 2 lb)
School Wesley College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock, Flanker, Number 8
Current team AZ-COM Maruwa MOMOTARO’S
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019 Manawatu 11 (0)
2020–2021, 2023 Auckland 9 (5)
2022–2023 Moana Pasifika 12 (5)
2022 Hawke's Bay 1 (0)
2024– AZ-COM Maruwa MOMOTARO’S 18 (20)
Correct as of 7 December 2025
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2015 Tonga U20 4 (0)
2016 Samoa U20 5 (0)
2022– Tonga 4 (0)
Correct as of 29 July 2022

Sione Tuipulotu (born 2 December 1997) [1] is a Tongan rugby union player, who currently plays as a lock or loose forward for AZ-COM Maruwa MOMOTARO’S in Japan's regional Top East League Group A competition. [2]

He previously played for Moana Pasifika in Super Rugby. [3] [4]

Tuipulotu also played in New Zealand's domestic National Provincial Championship competition for Manawatu (2019), [5] Auckland (2020, 2021, 2023) [6] [7] [1] and Hawke's Bay (2022). [8]

Tuipulotu played for both Samoa and Tonga's Under 20 sides, while also being called up to the New Zealand Under 20 training squad. [9]

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. [10] He made his international test debut for Tonga on 2 July 2022 against Fiji. [11]

Reference list

  1. 1 2 "Sione Tuipulotu". New Zealand Rugby History. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "選手紹介" [Player introductions]. AZ-COM Maruwa MOMOTARO’S. 2025. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "Moana Pasifika community celebrates historic first Super Rugby squad". Moana Pasifika (Press release). 22 November 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "Moana Pasifika name 2023 DHL Super Rugby Pacific Squad". Moana Pasifika (Press release). 22 November 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "Reinvigorated Manawatu ready for 2019". allblacks.com. 30 July 2019. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "Experience and Pedigree will be the key for Auckland's 2020 Mitre 10 Cup squad". Auckland Rugby Union (Press release). 2 September 2020. Archived from the original on 1 September 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "An experienced and talented group of Aucklanders assembled for the 2021 NPC". Auckland Rugby Union (Press release). 2 August 2021. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  8. ↑ "Magpies 2022 squad announced". Hawke's Bay Rugby Union (Press release). 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  9. ↑ "Sione Tuipulotu in All Black U20's training squad". Ardmore Marist. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  10. ↑ "Our Ikale Tahi squad for the Pacific Nations & World Cup Qualifier 2022. Congratulations to all the players who have made the team". Tonga Rugby Union – via Facebook. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  11. ↑ "Ikale Tahi squad to play Fiji this Saturday Pacific Nations Cup 2022". Tonga Rugby Union – via Facebook. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
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