Sione Tuʻipulotu

Sione Tu'ipulotu
Birth name	Sione Mone Tu'ipulotu
Date of birth	28 November 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth	Ha'apai, Tonga
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	102 kg (16 st 1 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Scrum-half, Fullback, Centre
Senior career
Years	Team
2003-2006; 2006-2010; 2010-2011; 2011-2012; 2012	Newport; Yokogawa Musashino Atlastars; Plymouth Albion R.F.C.; Worcester Warriors; Plymouth Albion R.F.C.
	Correct as of 2 November 2018
International career
Years	Team
1997-2008	Tonga
	Correct as of 22:14, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

Sione Mone Tu'ipulotu (born 28 November 1976 in Ha'apai, Tonga)^[2] is a Tongan rugby union footballer. His usual position is at scrum-half, but he can also play as a fullback.

He played in Wales for Caerphilly RFC (2001–2003) and the Newport Gwent Dragons (2003–2006), before moving to Yokogawa in Japan.

Tu'ipulotu made his debut for Tonga against Wales on 16 November 1997, aged only 19. He played at two Rugby World Cup finals, in 1999 and 2007, earning two and four caps at the respective tournaments. He had 27 caps, with two tries and a drop goal scored, 13 points in aggregate, for Tonga, by the end of the competition.

Personal life

His daughter, Sisilia, is also a professional rugby player who plays for Gloucester-Hartpury Women and the Wales national team, and his nephew Carwyn Tuipulotu plays for the Scarlets.^[3] His son Kepu in 2023 played for London Irish academy and England U18s.^[4]