Umaga quits Test arena
By staff writers with wire servcies
January 10, 2006
NEW Zealand rugby union captain Tana Umaga has announced his retirement from international rugby after playing 74 Tests.
Umaga had been the subject of specualtion since the All Blacks completed their Grand Slam tour of Britain and Ireland last November, with British media reporting earlier this week that English clubs Harlequins and Leicester had expressed strong interest in signing the Kiwi.
Umaga, 32, said today that he would continue to play Super 14 rugby for the Hurricanes, and that he would rejoin the provincial squad later this month in preparation for the coming season.
He started his representative rugby career with the Wellington side in the 1994 National Provincial Championship after previously playing rugby league - including a stint for the New Zealand Under-19 team.