On this day: BOD speared by All Blacks
On 25 June in 2005, British & Irish Lions captain Brian O’Driscoll suffered a tour-ending injury after a hit from All Blacks rival Tana Umaga and Keven Mealamu in Christchurch.
All Blacks greats on Mo’unga homecoming
Tana Umaga has made it clear that Moana Pasifika would “love” to sign Richie Mo’unga, while Jeff Wilson believes the New Zealand flyhalf must carefully consider his future.
Umaga makes clean break from rugby
All Blacks legend Tana Umaga has stepped down from his role as Blues assistant coach to focus on his new family business.
Super Rugby Rewind: Blues vs Hurricanes (2006)
Ahead of Sunday’s Super Rugby Aotearoa clash between the Blues and Hurricanes at Eden Park, look back at the full match replay of the first-ever Super 14 game, which featured the likes of Jerry Collins, Tana Umaga, Joe Rokocoko and Doug Howlett.
Rewind: First-ever Kapa O Pango haka
Led by former captain Tana Umaga, the All Blacks performed their first-ever Kapa O Pango haka against the Springboks prior to their 2005 Tri-Nations encounter in Dunedin.
Umaga, O’Driscoll bury the hatchet
Tana Umaga and Brian O’Driscoll have made up over the controversial spear tackle in the 2005 British & Irish Lions series in New Zealand.
