Ma’a Nonu

Ma'a Nonu

Nonu before the 2015 Rugby World Cup match against Namibia
Full name	Ma'a Allan Nonu
Date of birth	(1982-05-21) 21 May 1982 (age 34)
Place of birth	Wellington, New Zealand
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	108 kg (17 st 0 lb) (236 lb)
School	Rongotai College
Spouse	yes
Children	2
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre, Wing New Zealand No. 1031 Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2011–2012 2015– Ricoh Black Rams Toulon 11 20 ((30) (15)) Correct as of 30 May 2016 Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 2002–2015 Wellington 61 ((140)) Correct as of 4 November 2012 Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 2003–2011, 2015 2012, 2014 2013 Hurricanes Blues Highlanders 126 25 9 ((240) (20) (5)) Correct as of 5 July 2015 National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2003–2015  New Zealand 103 ((155)) Correct as of 31 October 2015 National team(s) Years Team Comps 2002–04 New Zealand 2

Position(s)	Centre, Wing
New Zealand No.	1031
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
Senior career
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
2011–2012 2015–	Ricoh Black Rams Toulon	11 20	((30) (15))
Correct as of 30 May 2016
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
2002–2015	Wellington	61	((140))
Correct as of 4 November 2012
Super Rugby
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
2003–2011, 2015 2012, 2014 2013	Hurricanes Blues Highlanders	126 25 9	((240) (20) (5))
Correct as of 5 July 2015
National team(s)
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
2003–2015	New Zealand	103	((155))
Correct as of 31 October 2015
National team(s)
Years	Team		Comps
2002–04	New Zealand		2

Ma'a Allan Nonu (/ˈmɑːʔɑː ˈnɒnuː/; born 21 May 1982 in [[Wellington, New Zealand) is a professional rugby union player from New Zealand of Samoan heritage. He plays in the inside centre, but can also cover outside centre and wing. He was a key member of 2011 and 2015 Rugby World Cup winning teams, becoming one of only twenty dual Rugby Union World Cup winners.

Nonu plays for the French club Toulon.

Nonu has been known for his blonde-streaked dreadlocks and former penchant for wearing eyeliner on the field. He is equally well known for his explosiveness and powerful attacking runs and regularly breaks the defensive line at will, however is also known for his dangerous shoulder charge tackles, which have often seen him sent off during games. 2011 World Cup-winning All Blacks coach Graham Henry has described him as "probably the best linebreaker in this game in this country."

Nonu has been noted to possess a similar attacking skillset to former All Black centre Tana Umaga. Like Umaga, he is an exceptional crash ball runner who excels at breaking the line and creating space for outside backs. In 2005, Henry described Nonu as "young Tana," underlining the impression that he was being groomed as a potential successor to Umaga. This comparison has been confirmed in recent times by Wayne Smith.