Despite 74 selections for the Blacks, a career as long as the arm and a status of legend in the world of rugby, Tana Umaga has never been world champion. Somehow, 10 years after the end of his professional career, the former Toulonnais is trying to remedy this. Indeed, the one who notably coached the Auckland Blues also practices Brazilian jiu-jitsu, a martial art very popular in the world of MMA, especially for the skills it gives on the ground. A derivative of judo and traditional jiu-jitsu in which Umaga excels, since he has just participated in the world championships in the discipline, in Las Vegas.
ALL BLACKS. The day Tana Umaga corrected Chris Masoe… with a handbagBetter still, the former Toulon man won a silver medal at the World Masters in California. In the category of “Super heavy” among brown belts, he lost in the final against the American Scott Giller. There is no doubt that he will try his luck again in the years to come, perhaps this time on the side of the black belts, a color that has always stuck with him…
