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14 Facts About Rodney So'oialo

1.

Rodney So'oialo was born on 3 October 1979 in Moto?otua, Samoa and is a New Zealand rugby union player who recently played in Japan for the Honda Heat.

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Rodney So'oialo is the director of rugby and head coach at Trinity College Kandy, Sri Lanka.

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3.

Rodney So'oialo made 62 test appearances for the All Blacks between 2002 and 2009.

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4.

In 2001, So'oialo played for the New Zealand Rugby sevens team at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Mar del Plata, Argentina, which New Zealand won.

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5.

Rodney So'oialo earned four caps at the 2003 World Cup in Australia, scoring two tries.

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6.

Rodney So'oialo played all of the All Blacks' subsequent games at the World Cup.

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Rodney So'oialo went on to be called up to the All Blacks for the end of year tests, scoring a try in the game against France in Paris.

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Rodney So'oialo played against the British and Irish Lions during their tour of New Zealand, and went on to gain another sevens caps for the All Blacks during the rest of the year.

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9.

Rodney So'oialo became temporary All Blacks captain during the second test against England on 21 June 2008 when captain Richie McCaw had to go off the field due to breaking an ankle, So'oialo captained the All Blacks for the first four tests of the 2008 Tri-Nations season, due to Richie McCaw's injury.

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10.

Petone Rugby Club in Lower Hutt, Wellington confirmed in January 2014 that Rodney So'oialo has joined the coaching staff of the Petone premier rugby side for the 2014 season.

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11.

Rodney So'oialo will take the Petone forwards alongside head coach Peter Green.

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12.

Rodney So'oialo has settled back into the Hutt after playing the last two seasons with the Honda Heat in Japan and is working his way through his IRB Coaching papers.

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Rodney So'oialo chose Petone because of its history and traditions and is very keen to see the club perform again at the high levels everyone expects of it.

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14.

Rodney So'oialo's older brother is Steven So'oialo was born on 1977 and who was an international rugby union player for Samoa, as was his youngest brother James So'oialo.

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