Sateki Tuipulotu is a former rugby union

Rugby union

Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

 footballer who played internationally for Tonga

Tonga

Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga , is a state and an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, comprising 176 islands scattered over of ocean in the South Pacific...

. Tuipulotu first played for Tonga

Tonga national rugby union team

The Tonga national rugby union team is nicknamed Ikale Tahi . Like their Polynesian neighbours, the Tongans start their matches with a war dance – the Kailao . They are members of the Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance along with Fiji and Samoa...

 in 1994 against Wales

Wales national rugby union team

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. Playing at fullback, he was a regular player for Tonga until his retirement following the 2003 Rugby World Cup

2003 Rugby World Cup

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. He also played in the 1995 Rugby World Cup

1995 Rugby World Cup

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 and 1999 Rugby World Cup

1999 Rugby World Cup

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 where he helped kick Tonga to a victory over Italy

Italy national rugby union team

The Italy national rugby union team represent the nation of Italy in the sport of rugby union. The team is also known as the Azzurri . Italy have been playing international rugby since the late 1920s, and since 2000 compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland,...

 with a drop goal from inside his own half. His last match for Tonga was their 91–7 loss to the All Blacks

All Blacks

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at the 2003 World Cup.

He now coaches West Harbour