Playing Career
He went to St Peter's College, Grafton, and captained the New Zealand Secondary Schools rugby team. He played at loose forward for Auckland, North Harbour and Crusaders, before moving to England where he played for Newcastle Falcons and Northampton Saints, with whom he won the 1999–2000 Heineken Cup.
He was capped once by the All Blacks in 1992 (All Black no. 928) in a non-test game versus Sydney. He had played for Samoa first in 1991 and went on to captain them and represented them in three World Cups, retiring from international rugby after the 1999 tournament. Samoa reached the 1991 and 1995 Quarter finals against expectations.
He has also captained the Barbarians, to victory over Wales in 2002.
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