Skilful centre will not take it easy on team he could also have represented as Scots look to rebound at the Rugby World Cup
The Stade de Nice sits next to the local branch of Ikea, and it is fair to say eve-of-match press briefings often come flat-packed at the Rugby World Cup. Scotland offered up the usual pleasantries before their crucial Pool B encounter with Tonga, confirming their disappointment with the opening defeat by South Africa, along with a firm intention of making amends against the Pacific islanders on Sunday evening.
In the case of Sione Tuipulotu, though, this is a meeting laden with extra significance, beyond Scotland’s urgent need to trouble the scorers in a fiercely competitive pool. The 26-year-old inside-centre, who lines up with Chris Harris in a refreshed centre pairing, was born in Melbourne to a Tongan father and Australian mother before spending the first four years of his life on the Pacific island.
