Answer the following question: Tane Tu'ipulotu (born 7 February 1981 in Tonga) is a rugby union player for the Hurricanes in the Super Rugby competition. He plays as a centre. He has represented the Pacific Islanders. In summer of 2008 he signed for the Guinness Premiership side Newcastle Falcons to arrive in November 2008 after the Air New Zealand cup.Tu'ipulotu joined the Yamaha Jubilo in 2012. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
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Athlete