Sione Tuipulotu (rugby union, born February 1997)

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Sione Tuipulotu
Birth nameSione Tuipulotu
Date of birth (1997-02-12) 12 February 1997 (age 24)
Place of birthFrankston, Victoria, Australia
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight104 kg (16 st 5 lb)
SchoolSt. Kevin's College, Melbourne
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015–18
2018–21
2021–		 Melbourne Rising
Yamaha Júbilo
Glasgow Warriors		 32
6
11		 (64)
(5)
(20)
Correct as of 2 October 2021
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016–19 Rebels 11 (0)
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014
2015–17
2021-		 Australia Schoolboys
Australia U20s
Scotland		 2
17
1

Sione Tuipulotu (born 12 February 1997) is a Scotland international rugby union player. He plays for Glasgow Warriors in the United Rugby Championship. He previously played for Yamaha Júbilo in the Japanese Top League. His position is centre, but can also play on the wing.

Rugby Union career[]

Professional career[]

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 Glaswegian 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]

Super Rugby statistics[]

As of 16 June 2019[6]
Season Team Games Starts Sub Mins Tries Cons Pens Drops Points Yel Red
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

International career[]

Tuipulotu has a Scottish grandmother, who hails from Greenock.[7]

In June 2021 Tuipulotu was called up to the Scotland squad for the Summer internationals.[8] He was selected to start versus 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]

References[]

  1. ^ Ward, Roy (13 March 2016). "Melbourne Rebels' home-grown star Sione Tuipulotu makes Super Rugby debut". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Rebels in Japan". melbournerebels.rugby. 4 December 2018. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Tuipulotu agrees Glasgow move". Glasgow Warriors. Archived from the original on 4 June 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Worcester Warriors 22–27 Glasgow Warriors". Glasgow Warriors. Archived from the original on 11 September 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Player Statistics". its rugby. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  7. ^ "Who is Sione Tuipulotu and is he Scotland's next centre?". www.rugbypass.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Scotland: Seventeen uncapped players in squad for summer Tests". BBC. 1 June 2021. Archived from the original on 1 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  9. ^ David Barnes (27 October 2021). "Scotland v Tonga: Gregor Townsend names eight new caps in squad for Autumn opener". The Offside Line. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  10. ^ https://www.scottishrugby.org/fixtures-and-results/internationals/2021-22/autumn-nations-series-2021/30oct/scotland-v-tonga

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