Steven So'oialo (born 11 May 1977 in

Apia Apia () is the capital and largest city of Samoa, as well as the nation's only city. It is located on the central north coast of Upolu, Samoa's second-largest island. Apia falls within the political district (''itūmālō'') of Tuamasaga. Th ...

Samoa Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa; sm, Sāmoa, and until 1997 known as Western Samoa, is a Polynesian island country consisting of two main islands (Savai'i and Upolu); two smaller, inhabited islands (Manono Island, Manono an ...

) is a

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footballer. He played scrum-half for English club Harlequins and formerly

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. He played for Manu Samoa in the

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and

2003 Rugby World Cup The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth Rugby World Cup. Originally planned to be hosted by India, all games were shifted to Australia following a contractual dispute over ground signage rights between the Indian Rugby Union and Rugby World Cup ...

. He also played for the Pacific Islanders team in 2004. He is the older brother of New Zealand

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international and Wellington Hurricanes

Super Rugby Super Rugby is a men's professional rugby union club competition involving teams from Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands. It previously included teams from Argentina, Japan, and South Africa. Building on various Southern Hem ...

player, Rodney So'oialo, and of

James So'oialo James So'oialo (born 2 March 1989) is a Samoan rugby union player. He currently plays as a Rugby union positions, fly-half for Horowhenua Kapiti in the Heartland Championship. He made his international debut in 2011 when he was part of the Samoa ...

, who has also represented Samoa internationally.

External links

RWC 2007 profile

Manu Samoa supporters website

Pacific Islanders Rugby Teams supporters website
1977 births Harlequin F.C. players Living people Orrell R.U.F.C. players Pacific Islanders rugby union players Rugby union scrum-halves Samoa international rugby union players Samoan rugby union players Samoan expatriate rugby union players Expatriate rugby union players in England Samoan expatriate sportspeople in England People educated at Mana College Samoa international rugby sevens players Male rugby sevens players Rugby union players from Apia 1999 Rugby World Cup players 2003 Rugby World Cup players 2007 Rugby World Cup players {{Samoa-rugbyunion-bio-stub