Tatupu first played for the
Mt Albert Lions in the
Auckland competition before joining the
North Harbour Sea Eagles for the 1994
Lion Red Cup season. Between 1991 and 1993 he played 12 games for
Auckland. From there he joined the
Auckland Warriors for their inaugural season in the
Australian Rugby League competition. Along with
Nigel Vagana he joined the
Warrington Wolves in the
Super League competition in 1997 before returning to the Warriors for another two seasons. In 2000 he returned to England to finish his career at the
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. He stayed with the club during a time of financial turbulence mid-way through the 2000 season which saw all players aged over 24 released and then re-signed on limited wages. ==Representative career==