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Subscribe to RSS FeedRodney So`oialo
Date of birth: 03/10/1979
Position: Number-eight
Test caps: 37
Test Debut: Wales, 2002
Test Points: 25
Current Club: Wellington Hurricanes
Strengths: Blessed with great speed for such a big man, So'oialo is at his most dangerous when breaking off the back of a scrum. As solid as can be in defence, he can off-load in the tackle and has turned into the perfect foil for Richie McCaw and Jerry Collins, cementing his place in the starting line-up. So'oialo was one of just five players to play in 11 or more of the All Blacks 13 matches during the 2006 Test season, proving his sublime fitness levels.
Weaknesses: Has been criticised in the past for being too easy to bring down, but has bulked up over the last year and turned into something of a machine.
Likely headline(s): Aussies Beaten by Big Rod
Did you know? His brother Stephen plays halfback for Samoa, where both brothers were born, at XVs and Sevens.
