Tuipulotu ready for tough clash as he faces Munster for first time

A former Melbourne Rebel and Australia Under-20 cap, Sione Tuipulotu joined Glasgow from Japan’s Yahama Jubilo in the summer of 2021 and faces Munster for the first time on Saturday. 

European Rugby Challenge Cup Semi-Final, Parc y Scarlets, Wales 29/4/2023

Tomorrow night’s BKT URC quarter-final will be the first opportunity Glasgow and Scotland centre Sione Tuipulotu has had to face Munster but the Irish province is never far from his gaze in the home dressing room at Scotstoun.

That the Warriors’ greatest hour came at the expense of Munster, in the 2015 PRO12 final in Belfast when a Gregor Townsend team inspired by Leone Nakawara beat Anthony Foley’s men 31-13 has a lot to do with the abundance of images featuring the men in red but for the Australian-born midfielder with a Scottish grandmother it is a reminder of the long rivalry that exists between the two organisations and the chance this weekend’s game offers to make some new history in it.