Tana Umaga a tribute to a rugby legend

Matheson, John

Series: Celebrity portraits
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Series Celebrity portraitsTana Umaga - A tribute to a Rugby legend chronicles the story of Jonathan Falefasa Umaga through his rags to riches story. It touches on the many challenges and controversies faces by Umaga as he worked his way from the Petone club side, to Wellington and the Hurricanes and ultimately into the All Blacks in 1997. And through the quotes of many of his fellow players and coaches, as well as from the mouth of the man himself, Tana Umaga - A Tribute to a Rugby Legend celebrates his story in detail for the first time. Missteps off the field and a loss of confidence on it threatened to end his career before he arrived on the international scene but through nothing but hard work Umaga turned his career around to such an extent that his legacy now rests comfortable alongside the likes of Sir Wilson Whineray, Sir Brian Lochore, Graham Mourie and Sean Fitzpatrick - the All Blacks greatest ever captains...
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Non-fiction B011424