Sione Tuipulotu

Jan 20, 2025 | dailybusinessgroup.co.uk | Paul Kiddie |Sione Tuipulotu

Scotland have been dealt a major blow ahead of the Six Nations Championship with the news that captain Sione Tuipulotu will miss the tournament through injury. The 27-year-old requires surgery on the pectoral injury he sustained while training with Glasgow Warriors. It’s a huge setback for the 30-times capped star, who now faces a race against time to return to action before the curtain comes down on the domestic season.

Nov 24, 2024 | espn.co.uk | Blair Kinghorn |Huw Jones |Sione Tuipulotu

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Oct 31, 2024 | scotlandrugbynews.com | Sione Tuipulotu |Gavin Harper

Fiji head coach Mick Byrne has heaped praise on Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend and new captain Sione Tuipulotu as he prepares to return to Murrayfield on Saturday.   Byrne spent three seasons in the Scotland set-up, working as a skills coach during Matt Williams disastrous time in charge.   Byrne took over as head coach of the Flying Fijians following Simon Raiwalui’s departure after last year’s World Cup, where the Fijians made the quarter-finals before losing to England.

Oct 8, 2023 | inkl.com | Sione Tuipulotu

However, they were ultimately unable to overcome the challenge of being grouped alongside defending champions South Africa and the world’s top-ranked side, Ireland, in a top-heavy Pool B. After bouncing back from their 18-3 defeat to the Boks with heavy wins over Tonga and Romania, the Scots’ bid to reach the quarter-final was killed off by a 36-14 blitzing from the rampant Irish in Paris on Saturday night. “I’m very disappointed,” said centre Tuipulotu.

Sep 23, 2023 | inkl.com | Sione Tuipulotu

However, Tuipulotu is hell-bent on ensuring the Scots put the Pacific islanders to the sword as they look to keep alive their hopes of progressing to the quarter-finals. “It’s probably a tricky one,” he smiled when asked on Saturday about how he feels going up against his dad’s country. “No matter how much you try not to think about it, it’s always kind of there in the back of your mind. “But I’m fully focused on getting the victory for Scotland tomorrow.