Solomona Sakalia (born 2 February 1991) is a

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player, who currently plays as a loosehead prop for in New Zealand's domestic

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competition. In October 2012, he was named in the squad for the

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, but did not play a

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game for the franchise. He did play two games for the Chiefs Development team in 2013. Sakalia was a member of the New Zealand Under 20 side that won the

2011 IRB Junior World Championship The 2011 IRB Junior World Championship was the fourth annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams, this competition replaced the now defunct under 19 and under 21 world championships. The event was organised by rugby's ...

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NZ Rugby History profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sakalia, Solomona 1991 births Living people People educated at Wellington College, Wellington New Zealand rugby union players Rugby union players from Wellington City New Zealand sportspeople of Samoan descent New Zealand people of Tokelauan descent Rugby union props Wellington rugby union players Bay of Plenty rugby union players Manawatu rugby union players Chiefs (rugby union) players