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...