Scotland's big money bid for Waratahs rookie

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Scotland manager Gregor Townsend has confirmed a bid for NSW Waratahs imaginable Mosese Tuipulotu, who helium hopes volition travel successful the footsteps of his older member Sione.

Tuipulotu, 22, made his Super Rugby Pacific debut successful NSW's 34-17 nonaccomplishment to the Hurricanes successful Wellington connected Friday night.

The promising midfielder - who injured his genu astatine Sky Stadium - is reportedly being offered $225,000 to articulation his member successful Scotland with some Melbourne-raised men qualified done their grandmother.

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Townsend told reporters that Glasgow Warriors were funny successful Mosese.

"I was asked by Glasgow to person a chat with him," Townsend said.

"I had a chat with him 2 years agone by mistake, due to the fact that Sione had fixed his aged mobile to him, and I phoned to chat to Sione and got him instead!

"We were having a gag astir that - 'remember that chat 2 years ago.' He's a subordinate who is absorbing 1 of the pro teams, and america successful Scotland.

"Sione's had specified a large interaction astatine Glasgow and with Scottish rugby, it's omniscient of Scottish Rugby to travel up connected idiosyncratic of existent potential.

"He's a young subordinate who has travel backmost from a agelong lack with a genu wounded but he's started the play truly well."

Meanwhile, Waratahs manager Darren Coleman told the Sydney Morning Herald that helium wouldn't spell overboard successful trying to speech Tuipulotu into staying put.

"I didn't transportation to him, I asked him what helium wanted to bash with his footy," Coleman said.

"If playing for Scotland and surviving successful Edinburgh oregon Glasgow is what helium wants to do, past helium should spell for it. I don't begrudge anyone making decisions for themselves.

"If being a Wallaby and being successful a apical Super Rugby franchise and truly cementing yourself successful that is what you privation to do, past enactment with us."

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