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Soakai</div></caption><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;province">Birth name</th><td class="infobox-data">Alando Soakai</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;province">Date of birth</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1983-05-11</span>) </span>11 May 1983<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 41)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;province">Place of birth</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Auckland" title="Auckland">Auckland</a>, New Zealand</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;province">Height</th><td class="infobox-data">1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;province">Weight</th><td class="infobox-data">103 kg (227 lb)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: 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href="/wiki/2006_Commonwealth_Games" title="2006 Commonwealth Games">2006 Melbourne</a> </span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/Rugby_sevens_at_the_2006_Commonwealth_Games" title="Rugby sevens at the 2006 Commonwealth Games">Team competition</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p>  </p><p><b>Alando Soakai</b> (born 11 May 1983 in <a href="/wiki/West_Auckland,_New_Zealand" title="West Auckland, New Zealand">West Auckland</a>) is a former professional <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">rugby union</a> player from <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a>. He is currently the head coach of the <a href="/wiki/Wellington_(National_Provincial_Championship)" title="Wellington (National Provincial Championship)">Wellington Lions</a> in the <a href="/wiki/National_Provincial_Championship_(2006%E2%80%93present)" title="National Provincial Championship (2006–present)">National Provincial Championship</a>. He is best known for his time with the <a href="/wiki/Highlanders_(rugby)" class="mw-redirect" title="Highlanders (rugby)">Highlanders</a> in <a href="/wiki/Super_Rugby" title="Super Rugby">Super Rugby</a> and <a href="/wiki/Otago_Rugby_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Otago Rugby Union">Otago</a> in the <a href="/wiki/ITM_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="ITM Cup">ITM Cup</a>, and as captain of Otago in their 2009 and 2010 campaigns. He currently serves on the coaching staff of the <a href="/wiki/Kubota_Spears" class="mw-redirect" title="Kubota Spears">Kubota Spears</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Japan_Rugby_League_One" title="Japan Rugby League One">Japan Rugby League One</a>, the club where he finished his playing career. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Coaching_career">Coaching career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alando_Soakai&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Coaching career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Japan">Japan</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alando_Soakai&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Japan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Soakai closed out his career with the <a href="/wiki/Tokyo" title="Tokyo">Tokyo</a>-based Kubota Spears in 2015-16 season as a player-coach. Following his retirement, Soakai transition into full time coaching. 2022 Soakai went onto coach the Japan National Development Squad which successfully beat Uruguay in a test match. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Playing_career">Playing career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alando_Soakai&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Playing career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Provincial_Rugby">Provincial Rugby</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alando_Soakai&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Provincial Rugby"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Soakai was educated at <a href="/wiki/Auckland_Grammar_School" title="Auckland Grammar School">Auckland Grammar School</a>. Soakai shifted south to <a href="/wiki/Dunedin" title="Dunedin">Dunedin</a> in 2002 to attend the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Otago" title="University of Otago">University of Otago</a>, eventually signing to play provincial rugby for <a href="/wiki/Otago_Rugby_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Otago Rugby Union">Otago</a>. </p><p>After spending the 2004 season on loan with <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Southland" title="Rugby Southland">Southland</a>, Soakai made his debut for Otago in 2005 and by the <a href="/wiki/2006_Air_New_Zealand_Cup" title="2006 Air New Zealand Cup">2006 Air New Zealand Cup</a> was a regular starter for the squad. In ensuing seasons, he developed into one of Otago's most reliable players, and was selected team captain for the <a href="/wiki/2009_Air_New_Zealand_Cup" title="2009 Air New Zealand Cup">2009 Air New Zealand Cup</a>. </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/2010_ITM_Cup" title="2010 ITM Cup">2010 ITM Cup</a>, Soakai made his 50th appearance for Otago and set a personal best with 3 tries over the course of the season, but endured a difficult season as captain as the team had a disastrous year to finish dead last in the competition. </p><p>He played over fifty games in club rugby for Kaikorai Demons in the local Dunedin competition. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Super_Rugby">Super Rugby</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alando_Soakai&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Super Rugby"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Soakai was selected to the <a href="/wiki/Highlanders_(rugby)" class="mw-redirect" title="Highlanders (rugby)">Highlanders</a> squad for the <a href="/wiki/2007_Super_14_season" title="2007 Super 14 season">2007 Super 14 season</a>, and appeared in all but one game for the team including 7 starts. After a mass exodus from the club following the <a href="/wiki/2007_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2007 Rugby World Cup">2007 Rugby World Cup</a>, Soakai solidified his spot as the team's starting <a href="/wiki/Flanker_(rugby_union)" title="Flanker (rugby union)">openside flanker</a> in <a href="/wiki/2008_Super_14_season" title="2008 Super 14 season">2008</a>. </p><p>Soakai continued to be a fixture for the Highlanders through the <a href="/wiki/2009_Super_14_season" title="2009 Super 14 season">2009</a> and <a href="/wiki/2010_Super_14_season" title="2010 Super 14 season">2010</a> Super 14 seasons, starting 12 out of the 13 matches in both years. </p><p>Following the <a href="/wiki/2011_Super_Rugby_season" title="2011 Super Rugby season">2011</a> season, Soakai left New Zealand to sign in Japan with the <a href="/wiki/Kubota_Spears" class="mw-redirect" title="Kubota Spears">Kubota Spears</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="International_Play">International Play</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alando_Soakai&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: International Play"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Soakai is an accomplished <a href="/wiki/Rugby_sevens" title="Rugby sevens">rugby sevens</a> <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Sevens" class="mw-redirect" title="New Zealand Sevens">New Zealand Sevens</a> player, and has represented <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Sevens" class="mw-redirect" title="New Zealand Sevens">New Zealand</a> and won a <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_Games" title="Commonwealth Games">Commonwealth Games</a> gold medal in Melbourne in 2006 and an IRB World Sevens Series title in 2007. </p><p>A strong 2009 Super Rugby season, Soakai was selected to the <a href="/wiki/Junior_All_Blacks" class="mw-redirect" title="Junior All Blacks">Junior All Blacks</a> for the <a href="/wiki/2009_IRB_Pacific_Nations_Cup" title="2009 IRB Pacific Nations Cup">2009 IRB Pacific Nations Cup</a>. He appeared in all 4 games in the tournament, including a start against Japan, as the squad swept their way to victory. </p><p>2010, Soakai earn the opportunity to captain the New Zealand Barbarians against the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_M%C4%81ori_rugby_union_team" class="mw-redirect" title="New Zealand Māori rugby union team">New Zealand Maori</a>, marking 100 years of Maori Rugby. </p><p>Having played for the <a href="/wiki/Junior_All_Blacks" class="mw-redirect" title="Junior All Blacks">Junior All Blacks</a> and the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Sevens" class="mw-redirect" title="New Zealand Sevens">New Zealand Sevens</a> team, Soakai was ineligible to take advantage of his ancestry to play for <a href="/wiki/Tonga_national_rugby_union_team" title="Tonga national rugby union team">Tonga</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alando_Soakai&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100526020753/http://highlanders-rugby.co.nz/net/team/profile.aspx?id=24">"Highlanders Profile"</a>. 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background: silver;"><a href="/wiki/Cycling_at_the_2006_Commonwealth_Games" title="Cycling at the 2006 Commonwealth Games">Cycling</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jason_Allen_(cyclist)" title="Jason Allen (cyclist)">Jason Allen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clinton_Avery" title="Clinton Avery">Clinton Avery</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Richard_Bowker_(cyclist)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Richard Bowker (cyclist) (page does not exist)">Richard Bowker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tammy_Boyd" title="Tammy Boyd">Tammy Boyd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toni_Bradshaw" title="Toni Bradshaw">Toni Bradshaw</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fiona_Carswell&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fiona Carswell (page does not exist)">Fiona Carswell</a></li> <li><a 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