Lolo Lui, is a Samoa

Samoa

Samoa , officially the Independent State of Samoa, formerly known as Western Samoa is a country encompassing the western part of the Samoan Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. It became independent from New Zealand in 1962. The two main islands of Samoa are Upolu and one of the biggest islands in...

n rugby union

Rugby union

Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

 player and the current captain of the Samoa Sevens

Samoa national rugby union team (sevens)

The Samoa national rugby union team represent Samoa internationally in rugby sevens, a competitive sports tournament titled the IRB Sevens World Series which takes place annually in seven countries; United Arab Emirates, South Africa, New Zealand, United States, Hong Kong, Australia, England and...

, champions of the 2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series

2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series

The 2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series was the eleventh of an annual series of rugby union sevens tournaments for full national sides run by the International Rugby Board since 1999–2000. Samoa won the series crown for their first time....

. Born and raised in Moata'a, the same village as former All Blacks star Michael Jones and many other famous Samoan Rugby players, such as Taufusi Salesa, Lolani Koko, and Alefaio Vaisuai.

He first made an appearance in national colours in the National Under 18 World Rugby Championship held in Chile in 1999.
He has also represented Manu Samoa

Samoa national rugby union team

The Manu Samoa is the men's representative side of the Samoa Rugby Union in both the 15's and the 7's for international competitions. The Samoa Rugby Union is owned by the affiliated rugby unions of Samoa. In Samoa, Manu Samoa is in honour of a famous Samoan warrior. From 1924 to 1997 Samoa was...

 at the 2007 Rugby World Cup

2007 Rugby World Cup

The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. Twenty nations competed for the Webb Ellis Cup in the tournament, which was hosted by France from 7 September to 20 October. France won the hosting rights in 2003,...

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A sevens specialist Lui made his name on the sevens circuit and was a surprise selection ahead of Tanner Vili

Tanner Vili

Tanner Vili is a Samoan rugby union footballer. He plays as a fly-half and full backHe played for Samoa at the 1999 Rugby World Cup and 2003 Rugby World Cup....

, unfortunately he was not given much chance in the competition as Eliota Fuimaono

Eliota Fuimaono

Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu is a Samoan rugby union footballer. He is a centre who can also play at fly half. He currently plays for Gloucester Rugby, in the Aviva Premiership....

 was preferred out of position at fly half against pool A giants England

England national rugby union team

The England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 26 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in...

 and South Africa

South Africa national rugby union team

The South African national rugby union team are 2009 British and Irish Lions Series winners. They are currently ranked as the fourth best team in the IRB World Rankings and were named 2008 World Team of the Year at the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards.Although South Africa was instrumental...

 and the reliable presence of Loki Crichton

Loki Crichton

Loki Crichton is a Samoan rugby union international player. He plays as a fullback or a fly-half.-Club career:As a schoolboy he attended Auckland's Kelston Boys High School on a scholarship from Samoa, playing for their 1st XV, then moving to Counties Manukau where he played for the Manurewa Rugby...

 was though to be needed to provide wins against Tonga

Tonga national rugby union team

The Tonga national rugby union team is nicknamed Ikale Tahi . Like their Polynesian neighbours, the Tongans start their matches with a war dance – the Kailao . They are members of the Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance along with Fiji and Samoa...

 and the USA. He plays his club rugby for Samoan side Moata'a

Moataa

Moata'a is a village on the island of Upolu in Samoa. It is situated on the central north coast of the island, to the east of the capital Apia. The village is in the political district of Tuamasaga.The population is 1,596 ....

apart from a 6 month stint with the Leonessa Rugby Club in Italy in 2006.