Sam Tuitupou, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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New Zealand rugby union player
Date of Birth: 01-Feb-1982
Place of Birth: Auckland, New Zealand
Profession: rugby union player
Nationality: New Zealand
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Sam Tuitupou
- Sam Tuitupou (born 1 February 1982) is a New Zealand international rugby union player who plays for Coventry in the English National One league.
- His position is Inside Centre. Tuitupou won world titles as captain for New Zealand at under-19 and under-21 level, during his junior career.
- In his senior career he achieved 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 nine 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 kept him at Sixways until June 2010. Tuitopou moved to Munster for the 2010–11 season, replacing Jean de Villiers as Munster's inside centre.
- Shortly after gaining his first team place he was banned for three weeks after a spear tackle on Paul Hodgson during Munster's Heineken Cup pool game against London Irish.
- In his short time at Munster, he became a fan favourite, being awarded the nickname "Hacksaw Sam" by the Munster supporters.
- On 5 April 2011, Munster rugby announced that he would be leaving Munster at the end of the current season.
- On 11 April 2011, Sale Sharks announced that Tuitupou had signed for two-years from the 2011–12 English Premiership season.
- On 25 April 2017, Coventry RFC announced that Tuitupou had signed for two-years from the 2017–18 English National League One season.
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