Tito Tuipulotu
Appearance
Date of birth | 8 June 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | St Peter's College, Auckland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Patrick Tuipulotu (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tito Tuipulotu (born 8 June 2002) is a New Zealand rugby union player, who plays for Moana Pasifika and Auckland. His preferred position is prop.[1]
Early career
[edit]Tuipulotu attended St Peter's College, Auckland where he captained the school team.[2] He plays his club rugby for Ponsonby.[3] He is the youngest of three professional rugby brothers, with eldest Patrick representing the All Blacks and Hamdahn playing at provincial level.
Professional career
[edit]Tuipulotu has represented Auckland in the National Provincial Championship since 2024, being named as a replacement player in the squad for the 2024 Bunnings NPC.[4] He was named in the Moana Pasifika squad for the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season in November 2024.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Tito Tuipulotu". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "First XV rugby: All you need to know about St Peter's College". NZ Herald. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "Auckland club rugby: Papatoetoe to mark 75th jubilee with stern test against Ponsonby". NZ Herald. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ @aucklandrugby (22 August 2024). "Ready for the Old Enemy". Retrieved 18 September 2024 – via Instagram.
- ^ "Moana Pasifika name squad for 2025". Moana Pasifika (Press release). 11 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
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