Sisilia Tuipulotu

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Sisilia Tuipulotu
Date of birth (2003-08-14) 14 August 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth Newport, Wales
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight113 kg (249 lb; 17 st 11 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Gloucester-Hartpury (0)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2022–PresentFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 8 (0)

Sisilia Tuipulotu (born 14 August 2003) is a Welsh rugby union player. She plays prop for Wales internationally and for Gloucester-Hartpury in the Premier 15s competition.

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Early life and career

Tuipulotu's father, Sione Tuʻipulotu, played for Tonga, winning 29 caps between 1997 and 2008, and played in Wales for Caerphilly RFC (2001–2003) and the Newport Gwent Dragons (2003–2006), while her cousin Carwyn Tuipulotu plays for the Scarlets. [1]

Tuipulotu is studying at University of Gloucestershire. [2] She played netball, but changed to rugby. [3]

Rugby career

Tuipulotu plays for Gloucester-Hartpury. [3] [4] She replaced winger, Lisa Neumann, to make her test debut for Wales against Ireland at the 2022 Six Nations Championship. [2]

Tuipulotu also competed at the 2023 Women's Six Nations Championship. [5] On 25 March, she was named "player of the match" against Ireland. [6]

On 11 August 2025, she was named in the Welsh squad to the Women's Rugby World Cup in England. [7] [8]

References

  1. ↑ Orders, Mark (20 December 2021). "New Tuipulotu giant blows people away as 17st 11lb Welsh girl tears up England's top competition". Wales Online. Media Wales. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Sisilia Tuipulotu: Ten things you should know about the Wales forward". Rugby World. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  3. 1 2 Sands, Katie (3 March 2022). "Meet Sisilia Tuipulotu, the 18-year-old Welsh rugby sensation". WalesOnline. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  4. ↑ Max. "Sisilia Tuipulotu". Women's Rugby Data : Number 1 for Women's Rugby. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  5. ↑ Thomas, Graham (26 March 2023). "All Sis-tems Go! . . . Sisilia Tuipulotu Tipped To Conquer The World After Wales Crush Ireland". Dai Sport. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "Watch Tuipulotu's reaction to player of match award". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  7. ↑ Coleman-Phillips, Ceri (11 August 2025). "Women's Rugby World Cup: Alex Callender in Wales squad despite injury". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  8. ↑ "Lynn names Wales squad for Rugby World Cup 2025". Welsh Rugby Union . 11 August 2025. Archived from the original on 11 August 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
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