Silao Leaega

Birth name	Silao Leaegailesolo
Date of birth	(1973-06-24) 24 June 1973 (age 50)
Place of birth	Apia, Samoa
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	209 lb (95 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1995–97 1997–1999 Massey Suburbs Waitakere () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1999–2001 2001–2003 2003–2004 2004–2006 2006–2009 2009–2010 2010–11 2011–16 Rugby Bologna Rugby Reggio Rugby Parma Rugby Rovigo Petrarca Rugby Riviera Rugby Rugby Reggio Lupi di Canolo () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1997 1997–1999 Auckland North Harbour[1] 7 32 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1997–2002  Samoa 19 (145) Coaching career Years Team 2011–16 2016– Lupi di Canolo Rugby Parma

Silao Leaegailesolo, shortened as Leaega (born 24 June 1973, in Apia) is a former Samoan rugby union player and now coach. He played as a wing.

Career

He first started to play for Samoa during a match against Tonga, at Apia, on 28 June 1997. He was part of the 1999 Rugby World Cup roster, where he played 2 matches and made 62 points, scoring 2 tries, 10 penalty kicks and 11 conversion kicks. With the Manu Samoa, he made 19 caps and 160 points, scoring 3 tries, 31 penalty kicks and 26 penalty kicks. His last cap for Samoa was against South Africa, at Pretoria, on 6 July 2002. In New Zealand, he played for North Harbour at the NPC.^[2] After the 1999 Rugby World Cup, Leaega moved to Italy, playing for Rugby Bologna 1928 (with which he won the promotion to the top division). Then he played for Rugby Reggio ^[3] and then, he moved for Parma. Between 2004 and 2006, he played for Rugby Rovigo, while later he played for Petrarca.

Later, he spent a season playing for Riviera, to then return to Reggio Rugby in the 2010–11 season, during which the team conquered the A2 championship and the right to play the play-offs for the promotion to Eccelenza against Calvisano.

He had the role as player and coach for Lupi di Canolo, rugby team of the town of Correggio in the Serie C regional championship for 5 seasons,^[4] to then return to Parma as coach.^[5]