| Birth name | Albert Joseph Tuipulotu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | February 27, 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | San Mateo, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Albert Tuipulotu (born February 27, 1979 in San Mateo) is an American rugby union centre. He is a member of the United States national rugby union team and participated with the squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.[1] As a HS Football player, Tuipulotu completed a senior season with 45 touchdowns and 2,640 yards gained, both Northern California one-season records, to earn recognition by The Examiner as Player of the Year on the 1996 San Francisco-Metro All-Star Football Team.