# Posolo Tuilagi
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{{Short description|French rugby union player (born 2004)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Expand French|topic=bio|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox rugby biography
| name = Posolo Tuilagi
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2004|07|28}}
| birth_place = [Samoa](/source/Samoa)
| height = {{height|m=1.94}}
| weight = {{convert|149|kg|stlb lb|abbr=on}}
| relatives = [Henry Tuilagi](/source/Henry_Tuilagi) (father)
[Henry Tuilagi Jr.](/source/Henry_Tuilagi_Jr.) (older brother)
[Freddie Tuilagi](/source/Freddie_Tuilagi) (uncle)
[Alesana Tuilagi](/source/Alesana_Tuilagi) (uncle)
[Anitelea Tuilagi](/source/Anitelea_Tuilagi) (uncle)
[Sanele Vavae Tuilagi](/source/Sanele_Vavae_Tuilagi) (uncle)
[Manu Tuilagi](/source/Manu_Tuilagi) (uncle)
| position = [Lock](/source/Rugby_union_positions)
| ru_currentteam = [Perpignan](/source/USA_Perpignan)
| youthyears1 = 2010–2022
| youthclubs1 = [Perpignan](/source/USA_Perpignan)
| years1 = 2022–
| clubs1 = [Perpignan](/source/USA_Perpignan)
| apps1 = 43
| points1 = 20
| ru_clubupdate = 4 March 2025
| repyears1 = 2023–2024
| repteam1 = [France U20](/source/France_national_under-20_rugby_union_team)
| repcaps1 = 7
| reppoints1 = 15
| repyears2 = 2024–
| repteam2 = [France](/source/France_national_rugby_union_team)
| repcaps2 = 5
| reppoints2 = 0
| ru_ntupdate = 13 July 2024
}}
'''Posolo Tuilagi''' (born 28 July 2004) is a professional [rugby union](/source/rugby_union) player, who plays as a [lock](/source/Rugby_union_positions) for [Top 14](/source/Top_14) club [Perpignan](/source/USA_Perpignan). Born in [Samoa](/source/Samoa), he qualified for France through residency, having lived in [Pyrénées-Orientales](/source/Pyr%C3%A9n%C3%A9es-Orientales) since the age of 3, and has played for the [France national under-20 team](/source/France_national_under-20_rugby_union_team).
He is the son of former [Samoa](/source/Samoa_national_rugby_union_team) international and Perpignan player [Henry Tuilagi](/source/Henry_Tuilagi), as well as the brother of [Club Athlétique Périgueux Dordogne](/source/Club_Athl%C3%A9tique_P%C3%A9rigueux_Dordogne) player Henry Tuilagi Jr. He is the nephew of [England](/source/England_national_rugby_union_team) player [Manu Tuilagi](/source/Manu_Tuilagi) and former Samoa internationals [Freddie](/source/Freddie_Tuilagi), [Alesana](/source/Alesana_Tuilagi), [Anitelea](/source/Anitelea_Tuilagi) and [Sanele Vavae Tuilagi](/source/Sanele_Vavae_Tuilagi).
==Early life==
Posolo Tuilagi was born on {{Birth date|2004|7|28|df=yes}} in [Samoa](/source/Samoa) before moving to England where his father, [Henry](/source/Henry_Tuilagi), then played for [Leicester Tigers](/source/Leicester_Tigers).[{{cite web |url=https://www.eurosport.com/rugby/posolo-tuilagi_prs639821/person.shtml |title=Posolo Tuilagi - Player profile |website=[Eurosport](/source/Eurosport) |access-date=29 June 2023}}][{{cite news |url=https://www.rugbypass.com/news/a-giant-new-posolo-tuilagi-has-made-his-professional-debut |title=A giant new Tuilagi has made his professional debut |last=Cameron |first=Ian |date=19 September 2022 |website=Rugby Pass |access-date=29 June 2023}}] He arrived in [Perpignan](/source/Perpignan), France at the age of three with his parents when Henry signed for the [city's club](/source/USA_Perpignan). Posolo grew up and was educated – he graduated from high school in 2023 – in the Perpignan area where his father settled after his professional career.[{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.lerugbynistere.fr/news/xv-de-france-tout-le-monde-parle-de-meafou-mais-si-cetait-posolo-tuilagi-le-futur-numero-5-des-bleus-2906231532.php |title=XV de France. Tout le monde parle de Meafou, mais si c’était Posolo Tuilagi le futur numéro 5 des Bleus ? |last=Fondacci |first=Théo |date=29 June 2023 |website=[Le Rugbynistère](/source/Le_Rugbynist%C3%A8re) |access-date=29 June 2023}}] He started playing rugby for [French Catalonia](/source/Northern_Catalonia)'s leading club in 2010.[{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://competitions.ffr.fr/clubs/u-s-a-perpignan/competitions/elite-crabos/joueurs/25084 |title=Posolo Tuilagi |publisher=[FFR](/source/French_Rugby_Federation) |access-date=29 June 2023}}]
==Club career==
Having played in [Perpignan](/source/USA_Perpignan) youth teams, he made his professional debut for the Blood and Golds on 17 September 2022 in a home loss against [La Rochelle](/source/Stade_Rochelais).[{{cite web |url=https://all.rugby/player/posolo-tuilagi |title=Posolo TUILAGI: profile and stats |website=All.Rugby |access-date=29 June 2023}}]
==International career==
After a few caps for the France national under-18 team, Tuilagi made his debut for [France U20](/source/France_national_under-20_rugby_union_team) on 10 March 2023 in the [Six Nations Under 20s Championship](/source/2023_Six_Nations_Under_20s_Championship) match against [England](/source/England_national_under-20_rugby_union_team). A few months later, he was named in the France U20 squad for the [World Rugby U20 Championship](/source/2023_World_Rugby_U20_Championship) and scored a brace in a 35–14 win over [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand_national_under-20_rugby_union_team) on 29 June 2023.[{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.lindependant.fr/2022/09/16/usap-18-ans-192-m-145-kg-posolo-le-fils-tuilagi-debarque-en-top-14-10545880.php |title=USAP : 18 ans, 1,92 m, 145 kg, Posolo, le fils Tuilagi débarque en Top 14 |last=Bové |first=Hugo |date=16 September 2022 |newspaper=[L'Indépendant](/source/L'Ind%C3%A9pendant_(Pyr%C3%A9n%C3%A9es-Orientales)) |access-date=29 June 2023}}] His brother, Henry Tuilagi Jr. is also a professional rugby union player who currently plays in the [Nationale](/source/Championnat_F%C3%A9d%C3%A9ral_Nationale), the third tier of club competition in France.
==Honours==
;France U20
*'''[World Rugby Under 20 Championship](/source/World_Rugby_Under_20_Championship)'''
**{{Gold1}} '''Champion (1):''' [2023](/source/2023_World_Rugby_U20_Championship)
*'''[Six Nations Under 20s Championship](/source/Six_Nations_Under_20s_Championship)'''
**{{Silver2}} Runner-up (1): [2023](/source/2023_Six_Nations_Under_20s_Championship)
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* [https://www.usap.fr/players/021C5151-6DD0-4A16-A7AF-8CBE674800B1 USA Perpignan]
* {{All.Rugby profile|posolo-tuilagi}}
{{USA Perpignan squad}}
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Category:2004 births
Category:Living people
Category:Tuilagi family
Category:Rugby union locks
Category:USA Perpignan players
Category:Samoan expatriates in France
Category:Samoan rugby union players
Category:French rugby union players
Category:France international rugby union players
Category:21st-century French sportsmen
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