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Isaia Toeava
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight	220 lb (100kg)
School	De La Salle College
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Centre Fullback Template:Wing
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
	Auckland Marist
	Correct as of 1 Sept 2006
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team
2005-current	Auckland
	Correct as of 27 Oct 2006
Super Rugby
Years	Team
2005-current	Blues
	Correct as of 9 June 2007
International career
Years	Team
2005-	New Zealand
	Correct as of 9 June 2007

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Isaia Toeava (born 15 January 1986 in Moto'otua, Samoa), is a professional rugby union player in New Zealand. Known as "Ice", he was a shock selection in the All Blacks 2005 end-of-year tour at only 19 years of age and having previously no Super 14 and limited Provincial experience having just played eight games for Auckland, with only a solitary start -- at first-five -- against Northland. His main strengths is his raw speed, step and his ability to cover multiple positions in the backline.

Since then, he has played his first-class rugby mainly at Centre, wing and fullback although he has played first-five in the age groups. He currently plays his provincial rugby for Auckland in the Air New Zealand Cup. He was drafted to the Hurricanes in the 2006 Super 14 season, but was selected to play for the Blues for the 2007 season.

He has been instrumental in the success of the Blues in the 2007 Super 14 season, having scored 4 tries and set up many other tries from the outside centre position. He is widely regarded as the form outside centre for the All Blacks, a position which has not cemented by any player since the retirement of former-captain Tana Umaga. He has become an excitement machine, sparking rumours that the All Blacks backline bases all but 1 of their moves around him, this being the cut 1/2.

Toeava has also represented New Zealand in the Sevens rugby and New Zealand U-19 where he was named the IRB's Under-19 2005 player of the year.

External links

Isaia Toeava at AllBlacks.com

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-'''Isaia Toeava''' (born [[15 January]] [[1986]] in Moto'otua, [[Samoa]]), is a professional [[rugby union]] player in [[New Zealand]]. Known as "Ice", he was a shock selection in the [[All Blacks]] 2005 end-of-year tour at only 19 years of age and having previously no [[Super Rugby|Super 14]] or [[Air New Zealand Cup|Provincial]] experience at all except for one game when he came on as a substitute.  His main strengths is his raw speed, step and his ability to cover multiple positions in the backline.
+'''Isaia Toeava''' (born [[15 January]] [[1986]] in Moto'otua, [[Samoa]]), is a professional [[rugby union]] player in [[New Zealand]]. Known as "Ice", he was a shock selection in the [[All Blacks]] 2005 end-of-year tour at only 19 years of age and having previously no [[Super Rugby|Super 14]] and limited [[Air New Zealand Cup|Provincial]] experience having just played eight games for Auckland, with only a solitary start -- at [[Rugby union positions#10. flyhalf|first-five]] -- against Northland.  His main strengths is his raw speed, step and his ability to cover multiple positions in the backline.
 Since then, he has played his first-class rugby mainly at [[Rugby union positions#13. centre|Centre]], [[Rugby union positions#14. wing|wing]] and [[Rugby union positions#15. Fullback|fullback]] although he has played [[Rugby union positions#10. flyhalf|first-five]] in the age groups. He currently plays his provincial rugby for [[Auckland Rugby Union|Auckland]] in the [[Air New Zealand Cup]]. He was drafted to the [[Hurricanes (Super rugby franchise)|Hurricanes]] in the 2006 Super 14 season, but was selected to play for the [[Blues (Super rugby franchise)|Blues]] for the 2007 season.