Sam Tuitupou

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weight = 13 st 8 lbs (86 kg)
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Sam Tuitupou (born 1 February 1982 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand international rugby union player who plays for Worcester Warriors in the Guinness Premiership. His position is inside centre.

Tuitupou enjoyed a hugely successful junior career where he won world titles as captain for New Zealand at Under-19 and Under-21 level. He has replicated that success in the senior ranks featuring strongly in two Air New Zealand Cup titles with Auckland and in the Super 14 championship with the Blues.Tuitupou also won acclaim on the international stage with his first All Blacks call-up for the clash with England at Dunedin in 2004. He played for the All Blacks between 2004 and 2006, earning ten caps.

In 2007 he signed a contract with Worcester Warriors and left New Zealand rugby to join his new team after the completion of the 2007 Air New Zealand Cup. His contract with Worcester will keep him at Sixways until 2010.

External links

* [http://stats.allblacks.com/Profile.asp?ABID=1040 All Blacks Profile] at [http://www.allblacks.com/ AllBlacks.com]
* [http://www.wrfc.co.uk/1466_1463.php Worcester Warriors Profile] at [http://www.wrfc.co.uk/ WRFC.co.uk]
* [http://www.guinnesspremiership.com/112_146.php?player=14602&includeref=dynamic Guinness Premiership Profile] at [http://www.guinnesspremiership.com/ GuinnessPremiership.com]