On this day: BOD speared by All Blacks
On 25 June 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.
On 25 June 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 legend Tana Umaga has stepped down from his role as Blues assistant coach to focus on his new family business.
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.
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.
Tana Umaga and Brian O’Driscoll have made up over the controversial spear tackle in the 2005 British & Irish Lions series in New Zealand.