He was captain of the Manu Samoa team that played its first rugby international against the All Blacks in 1993.
Well, Manu Samoa is the best team in the world to coach, because the guys play for the jersey, they play for old-fashioned reasons.
He becomes the first Samoan to captain the All Blacks against Manu Samoa.
The proposal will be a disappointment for the Pacific Islanders, the composite team combining the talents of Fiji, Tonga and Manu Samoa.
They've all got their banners, and all the tattooed men will wear their traditional costumes, and they will also lead us with a Manu Samoa Haka.
We've had about four from England this year pull out, because of club contracts, and of course our biggest dilemma is in New Zealand where most of our players are unavailable because they know if they play for Manu Samoa they won't get a Super 12 contract.
I automatically told him to name my first grandson after the Manu Samoa v Wales game.
A year later I stopped school, because I was selected for the Manu Samoa tour of New Zealand and then the 1991 World Cup.
Whether the game is played in Wellington, Apia or even Timbuktu, the Manu Samoa coach is happy for his team to play test rugby just about anywhere.
There may be enough money to lure more New Zealand-Samoans to throw in their lot with Manu Samoa.
Origin
Perhaps from the name of a Samoan warrior, ultimately from Samoan manu, 'animal' or 'bird'.