Siale Piutau

Siale Piutau

Piutau in 2011
Birth name	Siale Piutau
Date of birth	(1985-10-13) 13 October 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Auckland, New Zealand
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	100 kg (15 st 10 lb)
School	Wesley College
Notable relative(s)	Charles Piutau (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre Current team Shimizu Koto Blue Sharks Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2012–2016 Yamaha Júbilo 35 (85) 2016 Wasps 12 (5) 2017−2021 Bristol Bears 66 (10) 2021– Shimizu Koto Blue Sharks 11 (0) Correct as of 8 August 2023 Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 2006–2011 Counties Manukau 50 (35) Correct as of 3 August 2011 Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 2010 Chiefs 1 (0) 2011–2012 Highlanders 19 (15) Correct as of 6 July 2012 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2011–2019 Tonga 43 (32) Correct as of 13 October 2019

Siale Piutau (born 13 October 1985) is a rugby union player who currently plays as a centre for Shimizu Koto Blue Sharks in the Japan Rugby League One. Although born and educated in New Zealand, he represented Tonga internationally from 2011 to 2019, winning 43 caps. Piutau was Tonga's captain for the 2019 Rugby World Cup and retired from international rugby after a win against the USA.

He is the elder brother of New Zealand and Tonga player Charles Piutau.