Sione Tuipulotu wells up over Mum making it to Marseille

The 26-year old centre spoke with her shortly after she reached the French capital and he came close to tears as he explained to the media how much it will mean to him to have her at the stadium at the weekend.

FAMILY SUPPORT: Sione Tuipulotu is delighted his mother will be able to see him play live for the first time in four years. Pic: Adam Peck

Sione Tuipulotu hardly needed the extra motivation ahead of Scotland’s World Cup opener against reigning champions South Africa this Sunday but he got it when his mother Angelina arrived in Paris from their native Australia on Wednesday.

His mum, whose own mother Jacqueline was born in Greenock, had never missed a game during his days with the Melbourne Rebels but this will be her first time to see her son play in the flesh for four years.