In 2011, Halaifonua Finau led his Tongan church brass band onto the field at Wellington’s Cake Tin ahead of the Tonga-France Rugby World Cup game. He had blagged his way into the role of drum major of the ensemble that had been hastily assembled to support the team – and to get free tickets to the game. He was, he thinks, a bit of a natural with the mace.
“I think it was from my childhood of growing up watching the Ninja Turtles and practising with sticks … all of that stuff was easy.”
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