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| Born | 20 February 1987 New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 115 kg (18 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Les Soloai is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Seattle Seawolves of Major League Rugby (MLR).
Soloai also represented United States in the 2013 World Cup.
He previously played for the Utah Warriors in the MLR from 2018 to 2020.
Born in New Zealand. Soloai has previously played for the Tweed Head Seagulls in the Intrust Super Cup. Featherstone Rover in the UK Championship and Hawaii Chiefs in the AMNRL.[ citation needed ]
He has also played American Football for the University of Hawaii and Basketball at BYUH.[ citation needed ]
His position is at prop. He is a USA international He has previously held a scholarship with the Wests Tigers [2]
In 2013, Soloai was named in the United States squad for the World Cup and played in their 22–18 win over France, win over Cook Islands, Wales and quarter final loss to Australia. [3] [4]
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