Career
His impressive displays saw him named in the Blues squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season. Tuipulotu competed for the New Zealand Under-20s at the 2013 Institutional Review Board Junior World Championship where he made five appearances and scored one try. He was named in a preliminary training squad for the All Blacks on 12 May 2014.
Tuipulotu was selected for the All Blacks squad on 1 June 2014.