Aboriginal rugby player heads to Aotearoa school | NITV

Rising rugby star moves to New Zealand after parent flags, 'lack of a First Nations strategy' at Rugby Australia. Breanna Holden reporting for NITV News.

[@MTT-ic3ci]

New zealand will turn this kid into the star he already is, see y'all believers liking this comment in 10 years.

[@laurenthomas7074]

Profound, and I wish them the best in Aoteoroa

[@TeWhanauVis]

Land of the long white cloud

[@dobbynp]

@@TeWhanauVis which is the name for the North Island.....South Island is Te Wai Pounamu

[@TeWhanauVis]

@@dobbynp oh i thought Te Ika a Maui was the north island

[@dobbynp]

@@TeWhanauVis you are right......Aotearoa was just one name for the North Island......however don't take my word for it......Look it up!!!

[@kri-m19]

Rotorua boys are a good school for sports, you will do well, who knows, you might be an AB one day bro, chur

[@william_coduks]

*Will be an All Black

[@lkuc06]

Chur bro will be keen to see your progression. Kia kaha you got this👊🏾

[@dribbles8891]

This young lad paving the way. He’ll be the first of many

[@double_074]

Some just don't understand the importance of culture and the depth of cultural heritage. ❤ All the best with your journey young man!

[@hirateahuahu9034]

Great place to start not only the indigenous should be doing this even the Australian kids. Open there eyes to culture and the love of rugby Kia Kaha 💪🏼

[@Kiritopa_Hokena]

You'll do well in Aotearoa 🙏🏾

[@NaenaeB0Y]

New Zealand

[@Desmondo58]

​@@NaenaeB0Ydoes Aotearoa offend you

[@steviehenry3940]

​@@NaenaeB0Y poo bum

[@KeetahHudson]

​@@NaenaeB0YNah New Zealand is boring now 😂

[@Clipper_Dames]

@@NaenaeB0Y rednecks always announce themselves when triggered lmao

[@wakaroawaata1586]

Modich- DEADLY Bro I hope you have a rising career in rugby union, stay strong in your culture and those Polynesian boys will definitely look after you my friend. Kiaora tatau o te whanau.

[@JesusAmen123]

Help him excell beyond i wish them all the best. Welcome to Aotearoa😊

[@honahwikeepa2115]

He's going to come back blacker. He'll be able to Haka and do his own cultural expression. It gets serious at college level in NZ. The Rugby and the Haka wherever you come from. You'll feel the Wairua (spirit) straight away. It will enhance what you were born with. NZ is honoured to have such a great culture grace its Rugby grounds. You watch college Rugby haka in NZ. You'll know what to expect. Watch out for those Maori and Islander girls too. They can fight like a bloke. 😂🤣. All the best bro and God speed 🙏💪👏👊😎🇳🇿🇦🇺

[@tarikdominator8144]

Rotorua is a good rugby school and he will learn a lot. He might even struggle to get in the 1st 15. Wish him the best of luck

[@nahaaniimataal]

You got this little bro! Stay grounded, work hard, and enjoy! 👍👍

[@user-tl3vi4zt7f]

The challenges for this bright future of this kid, is to reach for it, & "GO GET IT"

[@karakiabrown9321]

Watching this makes me proud to be Maori and wish you all the best bro 🙌🏽

[@elray5898]

All the best champion

[@JosephineOliver-qh1te]

This rings a bell with me, my nephew who's of Indigenous/Torres Strait Islander went to play in NZ for a season and he didn't want to come back to Oz so his Mum had to go across the ditch to bring him home 😂 he was enjoying himself too much 💙🌿

[@morrisanderson818]

😂 always mum aye,she wouldn't know what might have been,bet his Kiwi buddies didn't want him to leave either,

[@NH-jm9fq]

Hope he has a great experience there and enjoys the rugby and education. Love the mums passion for her kids future. For the record there are plenty of pacifica and aboriginal kids playing rugby at all the big schools in Syd and Brisbane. Most of them head to the NRL where they get paid young. So that part of the story seems off.

[@mnate3538]

thats why they left astraya 🙃leave up to mama to decide whats best 🤗

[@mnate3538]

my nephew is in Scots college, his uncle is Alalalatoa plays for astraya

[@Br0wnCh3]

That’s the problem. Aru is so focused on keeping rugby private only where as other countries allow private and public schools play rugby. Only way for public schools to play rugby is to join a union club. They need to expand it to public schools otherwise the talent pool will remain limited or will venture overseas.

[@user-dn8ub2dv4l]

Deadly choice💯👍🏾🙏🏾

[@CharismaticIslandBoy]

Awesome young fulla! Best of luck and hope to see you live out your dream 👌

[@sidney8680]

You come to the right country bro,and enjoy your stay

[@grantymataira]

Pick your new friends wisely young fella and you’ll go well, give it heaps !

[@robjohnwaite4504]

Good luck buddy, you will definitely do well.

[@looking8030]

He is going to do well that’s forsure and good move hitting New Zealand up to succeed 💯👌🏽

[@helzleota]

Love his pounamu! You will be well looked after with the Maori and Polynesian boy's and whanau in Rotovegas! Cant wait to have you on our shores and all the best for your future endeavours in rugby! Hopefully youll become a future All Black instead of a Wallaby😂😂

[@LAMARC1]

Chur brother following your career best of luck in Aotearoa!!

[@BlueMoonday19]

That's awesome, good luck buddy. Hope you enjoy my hometown 🇳🇿🇦🇺

[@vincentanaki1826]

That's great.you will home your skills and your connection with your ancestors. Good on you young fulla

[@WhoAmEye187]

Hopefully he plays for the all blacks in the future.

[@leonlambert2176]

Hope there's an update on his journey in nz, an how they are doing here

[@sharleah2279]

Please give us a update on this young Aussie journey. Can’t wait embrace the adventure.

[@JohnBooysen-fg6dv]

All the best youngman,make yourself, Mom and family proud🤘

[@lawrenceadams1649]

Fantastic ..... It is far too long since the Ella Family showed the way to the top in Rugby Union ,

[@brucefale6132]

Do what feel is right. Takes courage to step out of your comfort zone. What ever happens hold your head high as you gave it a go. All the best bro👍

[@K1llaR-Ku731]

💯💯💯💯great stuff

[@bryantanirau-stanley3969]

All the best mate. You will be playing in Chiefs county.

[@leekeil5025]

Chuurrr brother hope u play for ab’s😀

[@Kingfish4444]

Get on the Wahs train bro, Webster would love to have you 😁💪🏾

[@AngusFraser-zr5vm]

Yeah he ain’t worrying bout league right now

[@morrisanderson818]

Nah he's chosen union,

[@Clipper_Dames]

He could've gone that route easier over there lol

[@AngusFraser-zr5vm]

@@Clipper_Dames fr

[@awilliams4481]

All the best bro

[@heyman4590]

I really hope you're treated with kindness here. Experience as much as you can and enjoy every minute of it. Good on you young fulla and good luck 👍 ❤

[@user-nd9jx6mz7x]

RBHS good luck brother🎉

[@naioane740]

Good luck on your journey you got the motivation and you have your mummas support and Rotorua High/NZ will blood you to make your dream come true! Stay focused you got this🏆💯🙏

[@gregoryholmes329]

Hope this young man can lead the new generation going forward, he will be welcomed here in NZ and I wish him nothing but success!

[@t.t6191]

All the best young man.. New Zealand will help you in your cultural journey for sure. To learn from Maori and to see how you fit in to the world will be a good thing. Nothing wrong with seeing the world and trying new experiences so you can learn from a wide range of people. Expand your horizons..

[@coreymasters3057]

Wish them the best! Will keep a ear out!

[@ztofii]

Happy to see

[@mattimatti9227]

Chhhhrrrrr lil man welcome 🙏

[@andreakingi2958]

Go hard buddy. You got this💙🙏

[@schnickeringhen]

I hope he and his Mum go really well here and get all the support they need.

[@julianalderson3938]

Wish ya both well.

[@JustNate365]

Raukura hard 🙌

[@partyboi69er]

what a mum!

[@eastcoasttairua]

Yes lad. Hope you do well

[@sonemuipu6164]

Welcome to nz little brother. Your in the best place for culture and rugby with the mighty chiefs

[@Hedriks]

Good luck ahead 👍

[@matty_ice1710]

Very good rugby school with a large maori and Polynesian population, so ethnicity will noy be judged.

[@rainneygirl]

Will be fully embraced with a curiosity to learn which may lead to cultural exchanges! The possibilities are bright!

[@murraysmith595]

And Pakeha would judge him? 😂😂 its 2024 not 1924

[@darcycullenward7568]

Ethnicity aint judged in Australia either, just buncha commies with the woke mind virus making themselves victims. All those private schools in sydney will have more Aboriginals and their culture then this mauri school, bloke and his mum are delusional

[@tamikamowanamartin7593]

I agree with this young brother ❤❤

[@mazpearce6738]

The school Israel adesanya and Danny Lee attended. The Principle of the school also coached Jona Lomu. Was an awesome school to attend

[@morrisanderson818]

Didn't know Jonah went there, that's awesome,and I thought Danny went to Tauranga,learn something every day,

[@ianking-jv4hg]

Where's his Father ? Good on the lad. If he goes to play in Eden Park will that make him a Dual-Citizen ?

[@Clipper_Dames]

She got a islander man now.

[@royalbryanlive6690]

Be great to see the School and Community embrace this young fella and if he works hard and with dedication would love to see him earn the ABz jersey.

[@jackkain3970]

Good luck bro, you got this

[@justeazy4449]

Awesome. Welcome to Raukura

[@haydenreid7496]

Don't worry mate, you'll get use to the smell in rotorua

[@RaGray-df5zx]

Kia Kaha

[@kaleheidke5232]

Best of luck to him in his future.!

[@johnhepi3844]

good on you young fella, go hard and do your culture proud

[@rosscleavercleaver6633]

Go for it bro .good luck in nz

[@whatthehapes]

LIVE YOUR DREAM'S YOUNG BROTHER

[@olivermilgate7220]

Nail on the head. Hope this young lad can come back better for it and pull on a gold jersey and set a great example for other regional kids

[@Glenn-kv5xl]

Good luck there brother! Sure the Fijian boys will look after you there! ☝🏾☝🏾

[@Troy13]

Had a guy from sydney come over when i was at school. His nickname was obviously ozzy. He didnt come for rugby but he enjoyed his time. Had boys from nauru, the Solomons, even china. Was a maori boarding school so culture and rugby were of the highest priorities.

[@JCEE101]

That's Deadly, the Māori are strong People like our Mob. 💪🏾

[@raidazz1]

Great choice young blood! All the best..

[@MrCazz211]

Best of luck to you young blood

[@user-we5kd8im3z]

That's awesome to see, it just shows how poorly aus rugby is run and results are proving. They need to do more in the country if they want to get a stronger base ARU but with they way they think with all that posh school thinking I don't ever see ARU ever getting good because your best players come from the more down to earth area the poorer areas where they play harder and drive harder for success. Reason SA and NZ are so successful on the world stage. The players come from much more poorer back grounds and have more hunger for success which creates tougher competition from with in and it means standards are driven higher.

[@missownz]

Kia kaha. Nau mai ki Aotearoa

[@rainneygirl]

Surely the journey will be well documented?! This young man is a trailblazer!

[@GodlyCarnage]

Good luck mate

[@user-oo4zo8yy5u]

Welcome Son. Alright, everybody look after this young man.

[@subiedo2565]

Good luck you made a right choice hopefully you wear the mighty All Black's jersey instead 🤜🤛

[@Jae-wc3vc]

Goodluck original brother. Mauri ora

[@tuhuster]

Go get it young man. You came to right place. All Blacks is the best sporting in the world. Aotearoa is where the talent is

[@monwell250]

Good luck 👍🏾

[@abs1784]

Even born aussie player's are wanting to put on the famous black jersey. Good on him , wish him all the best for the future.

[@natethen2595]

Cool shit, shout out to aotearoa! Good luck to the young fulla

[@sonemuipu6164]

We going to train him up really well through the system. And with australia rugby now in good coaching hands he would want to go back and rip up for them too. We need australia rugby to be in a good place for world rugby to be in a good place

[@nevamind68t23]

Toa! 👊🏾💥🤎

[@brandstefff]

You'll fit in with the whanau cuz

[@elicohen2865]

All the best Caleb.🎉❤🎉 Look forward to you donning the greeen and gold. And yes in terms of rugby growth and culture. NZ is the best place to go to. Pacifica intergration programs for Boys and Girls looking to pursue a rugby career is very good. Good choice❤❤❤

[@bennichols1113]

Where?

[@Derek4k]

welcome brother. stay away from those murupara girls though hahaha. you might end up my cousin lol.

[@schnickeringhen]

😂

[@tane1mahuta1]

Is mum single... Asking for a friend aka me 🤣😂

[@bpswank429]

Mum can get it ngl 😅

[@hellovanite]

Honestly if he's good I hope he plays for Aussie. They need him more than we do and he's Australian so seems right. Love him coming over and going for it though. Whatever he decides tautoko

[@moasopemccarthy8420]

He’ll do well

[@GeorgeSamia]

😮😮😮😮

[@leemason4856]

Nau mai haere mai ki a koe

[@jdk3010]

Beautiful

[@mikepaki1834]

KA PAI WHANAU MY WHANAU IN AOTEAROA WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU.

[@rm6894]

Good luck young brother 🤙 would be awesome to see you make the wallabies or all blacks one day

[@karaleetaaka1593]

Nau mai haere Mai whanau open arms