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Date of birth | 12 February 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Frankston, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 104 kg (229 lb; 16 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | St. Kevin's College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Mosese Tuipulotu, brother | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sione Tuipulotu (born 12 February 1997) is an Australian born Scottish professional rugby union player who primarily plays centre for the Glasgow Warriors in the United Rugby Championship. He represents Scotland at international level, having made his test debut against Tonga during the 2021 Autumn Nations Series. He was appointed a vice Captain of Scotland in 2024.
He made his debut for the Rebels against the Queensland Reds as a late replacement for Tamati Ellison in a 25–23 win for the Rebels, becoming the first ever 'home-grown' player to play for the Rebels. [1]
He signed for the Japanese side Yamaha Júbilo with the intention of playing there in Super Rugby's off-season. [2]
On 1 March 2021 it was announced that Tuipulotu would join Glasgow Warriors at the end of the Japanese Top league season. Tuipuloto said of the move: "I think my play style suit the Warriors' style. I’m a bit of a rugby nerd and I’ve watched a lot of their games – I’ve heard a lot about the speed of the Scotstoun pitch and I’m looking forward to playing that attacking fast style of rugby." Warriors Head Coach Danny Wilson said: "Sione is an exciting talent. He’s Scottish-qualified, and a really physical and powerful ball carrier who can play both centre and wing. His skill set and play style compliments the way we want to play." [3]
He made his debut for the Glasgow club in the 'Clash of the Warriors' pre-season fixture against English side Worcester Warriors at their Sixways Stadium. The Glasgow Warriors won out, winning the match 27 – 22 and taking home the inaugural cup. [4] He made his competitive debut for Glasgow in the 24 September 2021 match against Ulster away at Ravenhill Stadium in the United Rugby Championship – earning the Glasgow Warrior No. 332. [5]
Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
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2016 | Rebels | 4 | 1 | 3 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | Rebels | 4 | 0 | 4 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | Rebels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | Rebels | 3 | 1 | 2 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 11 | 2 | 9 | 277 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tuipulotu qualifies for Scotland via a grandmother from Greenock. [7] In June 2021 Tuipulotu was called up to the Scotland squad for the summer internationals. [8] He was selected to start against Tonga in the match scheduled for 29 October 2021. [9]
He made his Scotland debut against Tonga on 30 October 2021. Scotland won the match 60 - 14. [10]
He was capped by Scotland 'A' on 25 June 2022 in their match against Chile. [11]
He scored his first Scotland points with 2 tries against Argentina on 19 November 2022.
In 2023 Tuipolotu was selected in Scotland's 33 player squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France. [12]
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