US EditionUmaga Joins Kefu on Coaching Team for the First Nations and Pasifika Team to Take on the Lions
- The First Nations & Pasifika XV, coached by Toutai Kefu and Tana Umaga, will face the British and Irish Lions on July 22 at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne.
- This match follows other Lions tour games across Australia and aims to celebrate First Nations and Pasifika cultures while highlighting regional rugby talent.
- The coaching staff includes Kefu, a former Wallabies forward and Tonga coach, Umaga, an ex-All Blacks captain and Moana Pasifika mentor, plus Glen Ella and others, bringing diverse cultural and rugby experience.
- Glen Ella, who played alongside his brothers in a combined total of 35 matches for the Wallabies, expressed that coaching this team and possibly working with Kurtley Beale would be a unique experience, and he hopes Beale will be available to participate.
- The game is expected to be intense and competitive, with significant societal impact as it showcases and promotes Indigenous and Pasifika rugby on a major sporting stage.
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Umaga joins Kefu on coaching team for the First Nations and Pasifika team to take on the Lions
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