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| Birth name | Isoa Ulago Domolailai | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 13 January 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sigatoka, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 120 kg (18 st 13 lb; 265 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Isoa Ulago Domolailai (born Sigatoka, 13 January 1981) is a Fijian rugby union footballer. He plays as a lock.
He currently plays for Tarbes in France. Domolailai's first game for Fiji was on 10 November 2001, in a 10–66 loss to Italy. He missed the 2003 Rugby World Cup finals, due to an injury, but was selected again for the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals. He played, as a substitute, in the 12–55 loss to Australia, on 23 September 2007. He wasn't selected since then. Domolailai currently holds 13 caps for the Fijian Squad, having yet to score his first points.[ citation needed ]
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