Little Angel makes big impact on return to Japan

Prop Sisilia Tuipulotu has hazy memories of growing up in Tokyo as she bids for back-to-back WXV Global Series wins in Japan with Wales. Sisilia Tuipulotu made her Wales debut against Ireland in the 2022 Six Nations It is doubtful that Japan's front row would have considered Sisilia Tuipulotu to be a Little Angel when the Wales tight-head prop was dominating scrums on her return to Tokyo. The Welsh set-piece helped secure a 17-0 win in tough conditions in the first of two Tests against the Sakura Fifteen in the WXV Global Series. Tuipulotu was to the fore at the Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium in the city that she called home for three years.

The prop's father, Tonga back Sione, played for Yokogawa Musashino Atlastars between 2006 and 2010 after moving from Dragons. Sisilia was enrolled at Little Angels international school and is back in Japan for the first time. Tuipulotu said: "I remember bits and pieces, but I barely know what I did yesterday!" Recollections of Tokyo as a child may be hazy but some of the scrums when the first Test was in the balance will live long in the memory. Sean Lynn's side laid a platform up front to earn a scrappy win, with Tuipulotu playing 78 minutes. "It was a long time to be on but