25 Nov 2020

Umaga:for Pasifika rugby to thrive, have side in Super Rugby

From First Up, 5:25 am on 25 November 2020

Former All Black captain Tana Umaga will coach the Moana Pasifika rugby team in next month's one off game against the Maori All Blacks in Hamilton. He hopes the team will signal the start of a new era for the sport in the Pacific Islands. Umaga - who's the Blues assistant coach - told Joe Porter the match is a great start, but for Fiji, Samoa and Tonga to prosper at international level, there must be a permanent Pasifika side in Super Rugby.