Lolo Lui (born 4 January 1982) is a

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player. He captained the Samoa Sevens team which won the

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. Lui was born and raised in Moata'a, the same village as former All Blacks star Michael Jones and many other famous Samoan rugby players, such as Taufusi Salesa,

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, and Alefaio Vaisuai. Lui first made an appearance in national colours in the National Under 18 World Rugby Championship held in Chile in 1999. He also represented

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at the

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. A sevens specialist, Lui made his name on the sevens circuit and was a surprise selection ahead of Tanner Vili. However, he was not given much chance in the competition as Eliota Fuimaono was preferred out of position at fly half against pool A giants

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and

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, and the reliable presence of Loki Crichton was thought to be needed to provide wins against

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and the

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. He plays his club rugby for Samoan side Moata'a apart from a six-month stint with the Leonessa Rugby Club in Italy in 2006.

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1982 births Living people Samoan rugby union players 21st-century Samoan sportsmen Rugby union fly-halves Male rugby sevens players Samoa international rugby union players Samoan expatriate rugby union players Expatriate rugby union players in Italy Samoan expatriate sportspeople in Italy Samoa international rugby sevens players Rugby union players from Apia 2007 Rugby World Cup players {{Samoa-rugbyunion-bio-stub