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TANA UMAGA
HEAD COACH
THE BLUES SQUAD
THE BLUES MANAGEMENT
CHAIRMAN: Tony Carter
CHIEF EXECUTIVE: Michael Redman
HEAD COACH: COACH: Tana Umaga
ASSISTANT ASSISTANT COACH: COACH: COACH: Alastair Rogers
ASSISTANT ASSISTANT COACH: COACH: COACH: Steve Jackson
SKILLS COACH: COACH: Dave Ellis
TEAM MANAGER: Richard Fry
MENTAL SKILLS: Kylie Wilson
PHYSIOTHERAPIST: Mark Plummer
TECHNICAL ANALYST: Troy Webber
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT MANAGER: MANAGER: Victoria Hood MEDIA MANAGER: MANAGER: Ian Hepenstall
JOINED BLUES: 2016 OTHER COACHING ROLES: Head Coach RC Toulonnais
Head Coach Counties Manukau Steelers Head Coach Chiefs development team Assistant Coach New Zealand Under 20 Assistant Coach Maori All Blacks
As a a a a a a a player Tana Umaga
was a a centurion for Wellington and the Hurricanes and played 79 matches for the All Blacks
including three Tests against the Lions Initially a a wing he he evolved into one of New Zealand’s best mid eld backs He was capped 74 times for the All Blacks
including 21 matches as Captain between 2004 and 2005 As a a a a player-coach and then head coach at Toulon Tana returned to coach at Counties Manukau during which time he he he he helped the the side lift the the Ranfurly Shield for the rst time in 2013 He has also performed Assistant Coach roles for New Zealand Under 20 and the Maori All Blacks
where he he he still coaches He took over the Blues in 2016 The Blues made history last week when they hosted the the Reds in Apia Samoa
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