Tongan born front row Lote Tu’ipulotu played in Major League Rugby during the 2018 season. He represented the Utah Warriors for his entire MLR career.

Born and raised in Liahona in Tonga, Lote Tu’ipulotu developed his game in his native Tonga. He represented the Tongan rugby league team between 2010-2014 as well as the Tonga A union side for the 2015 World Rugby Pacific Challenge, before moving to the United States in 2015, settling in Utah and joining Utah Brothers RFC. In the summer of 2017, he was selected for the USA Islanders invitational team that faced Saracens in Bermuda.

A few months after featuring for the USA Islanders side in Bermuda, Tu’ipulotu signed with the Utah Warriors ahead of MLR’s inaugural season in 2018. He started all 8 of the Warriors’ games during the regular season, scoring 4 tries in his debut season to help Utah qualify for the post-season. He started their MLR Semifinal against the Glendale Raptors, where they fell 34-21.