| Personal information | ||||||
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| Full name | Iasa Losia Soliola[1] | |||||
| Nickname | Sia | |||||
| Born | 4 August 1986 Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||
| Weight | 100 kg (15 st 10 lb) [2] | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Centre, Second-row | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2005–2009 | Sydney Roosters | 92 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 88 |
| 2010– | St. Helens | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 114 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 92 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2006–2009 | New Zealand | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 2011 | Exiles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: NRL Stats | ||||||
Iosia Soliola (born 4 August 1986) is a New Zealand international rugby league player currently playing for the St. Helens in the Super League. He is of Samoan descent.[3]
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After making his debut in Jersey Flegg, Soliola moved onto Premier League in which he won a premiership with the Roosters in 2004.
In 2005, Soliola made his first grade debut for the Roosters against South Sydney and went on to play 19 games for the club that season, crossing the line 6 times and making more tackles than any other centre in the game that year with 19.7 per game.
He was chosen to make his international debut at the age of 19 for New Zealand in the Tri-nations series of 2005, however was forced to pull out due to injury.
Soliola then went on to represent New Zealand in the 2006 Tri-nations tournament. In 5 games, Soliola scored 4 tries including a double against the Australians at the Telstra Dome in Melbourne.
Soliola was dropped to premier league in the middle of the 2007 season before returning to first grade in round 14 and regained his form before he badly injured his knee in round 22 against the West Tigers. He missed the rest of the 2007 season.
Soliola returned from his lengthy spell on the sidelines in the off season to come off the bench in the Roosters' opening centenary clash against South Sydney in round 1. He also represented the Kiwis in the 100 year centenary test match where he scored one try.
In August, 2008 Soliola was named in the New Zealand training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup,[4] and in September, 2008 he was selected in the final 24-man New Zealand.[5] He was forced to withdraw from the squad due to a shoulder injury.[6]
The Sydney Roosters confirmed that Soliola had signed a three year deal to play with English Super League club St. Helens midway through the 2009 NRL Season. Soliola played his last match for the tri colours against the North Queensland Cowboys, ending his 6 year stint with the famous club. Soliola also represented the Kiwis in the 2009 Four Nations tournament.
Soliola officially made his debut for St. Helens in 2010 making the 2010 engage super league championship final.
Iosia Soliola was selected for the Exiles squad for the Rugby League International Origin Match against England at Headingley on 10 June 2011.[7]
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