- Sione has already established himself with each Scotland and Glasgow Warriors
- Now youthful brother is about to hitch him – though they’d play for rival golf equipment
Scotland may function two brothers as their centre pairing from subsequent season as Sione Tuipulotu’s youthful sibling Mosese closes in on a transfer to Edinburgh Rugby.
Glasgow Warriors star Sione, 27, is already a significant determine for nationwide head coach Gregor Townsend given the ability and carrying means he brings to midfield.
However now 22-year-old Mosese may quickly function in a blue shirt alongside him, with Edinburgh very a lot fascinated by signing him from the New South Wales Waratahs.
The Tuipulotu brothers have been born in Australia however are eligible to play for the Scots via their grandmother, who was born in Greenock.
Mosese, additionally a centre, final 12 months insisted he was keen to stick with the Waratahs and symbolize the Wallabies at worldwide degree.
However it now appears like he has had a change of coronary heart.
Mosese Tuipulotu has been a long-time goal for Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend
Massive brother Sione has already established himself with each Glasgow Warriors and Scotland
Over the past Six Nations, Sione linked up brilliantly with Scotland skipper Finn Russell
The Waratahs’ signing of famous person former rugby league man Joseph Suaalii is about to have a huge impact on Mosese’s possibilities of enjoying for each them and Australia from subsequent season.
So, from the beginning of the 2024-25 marketing campaign, he’s more likely to be enjoying with Edinburgh within the United Rugby Championship and staking his declare for a Scotland spot.
Townsend has beforehand spoken on to Mosese, who has lengthy been on Scottish rugby’s radar given Sione’s performances for his adopted nation. Sione already enjoys a productive centre partnership with Huw Jones for each Glasgow and Scotland, to the extent that the pairing have been dubbed ‘Huwipulotu’.
Nonetheless, ought to Sione and Mosese finally play for Scotland collectively, they’d proceed an extended latest checklist of siblings to have achieved so, together with Richie and Jonny Grey, Zander and Matt Fagerson and George and Peter Horne.
Talking in March 2023, Townsend mentioned of Mosese: ‘He’s a participant who’s fascinating one of many professional groups and us in Scotland. Sione’s had such an awesome impression. It’s clever of Scottish rugby to comply with up on somebody of actual potential.’
