| Born | (2001-05-05)5 May 2001 (age 24) Melbourne, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 102 kg (225 lb; 16 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St Kevin's College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative | Sione Tuipulotu (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mosese Tuipulotu (born 5 May 2001) is an Australianrugby union player, currently playing forEdinburgh Rugby. He previously played for theWaratahs. His preferred position iscentre.[1]
Tuipulotu was born inMelbourne, Australia and is the brother ofScotland internationalSione Tuipulotu.[2] Like his brother, he is also eligible for Tonga via his father[3] and for Scotland via his grandmother.[4]
Tuipulotu played his junior rugby inVictoria, playing in theDewar Shield. He moved to New South Wales in 2021, representing theEastern Suburbs team.[5] He was first named in the Waratahs squad for the2022 season, although did not feature due to injury.[6] He was again named in the squad for 2023,[7] and made his debut in Round 4 of the2023 Super Rugby Pacific season against theHurricanes.[8] In the same week, he was heavily linked to a move to Scotland.[9][10]
In May 2024, it was announced that Tuipulotu had signed a two-year contract withUnited Rugby Championship teamEdinburgh.[11]
In October 2024, Tuipolotu was named in the Scotland squad for theautumn nations series alongside his brother who was also named as captain. He made his first appearance in a Scotland Jersey in aScotland A game against Chile in Nov 2024[12]
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