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My Life in Rugby with Nili Latu: ‘Playing for my country was never about money’

The former Tonga, Hurricanes, Chiefs, Newcastle, Green Rockets and Red Dolphins No.8
My playing career with Tonga (a record 54 caps) really came about as a result of the riots of 2006 when political unrest over an election result back home led to Nuku’alofa, the capital, being burnt down. The country was in a big mess and divided and it was a sad time.
Those of us overseas, in New Zealand in my case, felt helpless. So me and a few others playing professionally decided that we had to do something to try and reunite the country and put smiles back on people’s faces and we thought what better wa...

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