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Tana Umaga, All Black Captain Retires  
User currently offlineKiwiinOz From New Zealand, joined Oct 2005, 2044 posts, RR: 5
Posted (7 years 5 months 1 week 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 1071 times:

http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411749/647287

Will still play domestic games. Quite sad really given the current form and depth of the side, and the fact that the world cup is next year.

Still he has great reasons to move on. I certainly rate him as one of the better captains in the time that I have been watching rugby.

Has to be Richie McCaw to replace him surely.


2012....the year for goofing off
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User currently offlineYOWza From Canada, joined Jul 2005, 4788 posts, RR: 17
Reply 1, posted (7 years 5 months 1 week 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 1056 times:

Tana was a great captain for you Kiwis! This is actually a huge loss. I know the press credited the first two test wins over the lions to Dan Carter but he is the man who broke them early. Just ask a certain Mr. O'Driscoll.

Sadly for NZ this is another case of them peaking between world cup years. All the better for my Springboks!

YOWza


12A whenever possible.
User currently offlineZKSUJ From New Zealand, joined May 2004, 6974 posts, RR: 10
Reply 2, posted (7 years 5 months 1 week 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 1044 times:

A sad situation for NZ rugby. He was a great player and seemed like a great leader off and on the field.

he will be missed but I'm sure there are other guys there that are mature and experienced enough to take the reigns of AB captaincy!

User currently offlineZKSUJ From New Zealand, joined May 2004, 6974 posts, RR: 10
Reply 3, posted (7 years 5 months 1 week 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 1043 times:

BTW, does anyone know if Jonah Lomu is making a return in Super 14 this year?

I heard something on TV about it.

User currently offlineBrendan03 From Australia, joined Aug 2005, 951 posts, RR: 3
Reply 4, posted (7 years 5 months 1 week 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 1041 times:

Maybe he did it because he couldn't handle losing to the aussies again?  duck 


Coolier than thou.
User currently offlineBanco From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2001, 14752 posts, RR: 55
Reply 5, posted (7 years 5 months 1 week 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 1039 times:

Quoting ZKSUJ (Reply 3):
BTW, does anyone know if Jonah Lomu is making a return in Super 14 this year?

He's been playing a few games in the Celtic League over here. Whether he's going back to NZ at the end of the season, I'm not sure.

He hasn't done that well, but the fact that he's playing at all is something to take pleasure in.


She's as nervous as a very small nun at a penguin shoot.
User currently offlineKiwiinOz From New Zealand, joined Oct 2005, 2044 posts, RR: 5
Reply 6, posted (7 years 5 months 1 week 3 days 14 hours ago) and read 1024 times:

Quoting YOWza (Reply 1):
Sadly for NZ this is another case of them peaking between world cup years. All the better for my Springboks!

They have dissapointed as World Cup chokers in the past, however they seem to have built better depth in the squad now so the peak is more likely to last. Not much leadership depth though with only one obvious captain option now.

Quoting Brendan03 (Reply 4):
Maybe he did it because he couldn't handle losing to the aussies again?

It's been a little while I doubt he can remember it!! The way the Wallabies are playing at the moment I would imagine he has more cause to fear the Toowoomba Boys High 2nd XV!!


2012....the year for goofing off
User currently offlineEngineersWife From New Zealand, joined Jan 2006, 63 posts, RR: 0
Reply 7, posted (7 years 5 months 1 week 3 days 4 hours ago) and read 1014 times:

I think Jonah has had his day - good on him for getting back on the field though.

Sad to see Tana go, but I am sure there'll be another captiain to lead the team, and hey - it takes the whole team to win...


It feels so wrong to stare without paying......
User currently offlineJafa39 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 8, posted (7 years 5 months 1 week 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 1010 times:

There goes the housewives choice, Mrs Jafa never watched so much rugby as when Tana was da man, that's true of all the females in my organisation "He's so cute" they would all croon.

So..I'm jealous, I'll admit it!!

User currently offlineEngineersWife From New Zealand, joined Jan 2006, 63 posts, RR: 0
Reply 9, posted (7 years 5 months 1 week 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 1009 times:

Tana Umanga cute?  vomit  not in my book - JMO


It feels so wrong to stare without paying......
User currently offlineZKSUJ From New Zealand, joined May 2004, 6974 posts, RR: 10
Reply 10, posted (7 years 5 months 1 week 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 1005 times:

When you are that famous in a country, some one is bound to find you remotely good looking  Wink

I just saw a ting on the news a few weeks ago about Jonah playing a 80minute game for the blues in a pre season. Thats why I asked.
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