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Sisilia Tuipulotu (born 14 August 2003, Newport, Wales) is a Welsh rugby union player. On 25 March 2023, she was named "player of the match" against Ireland.[1]

Family

Her 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.[2]

Career

She competed at the 2022 Women's Six Nations Championship,[3] and 2023 Women's Six Nations Championship.[4]

She plays for Gloucester-Hartpury women.[5][6]

She is studying at University of Gloucestershire.[3] She played netball, but changed to rugby.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Watch Tuipulotu's reaction to player of match award". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b "Sisilia Tuipulotu: Ten things you should know about the Wales forward". Rugby World. 2022-03-28. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  4. ^ Thomas, Graham (2023-03-26). "All Sis-tems Go! . . . Sisilia Tuipulotu Tipped To Conquer The World After Wales Crush Ireland". Dai Sport. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  5. ^ a b Sands, Katie (2022-03-03). "Meet Sisilia Tuipulotu, the 18-year-old Welsh rugby sensation". WalesOnline. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  6. ^ Max. "Sisilia Tuipulotu". Women's Rugby Data : Number 1 for Women's Rugby. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
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