FEHI FINEANGANOFO ON BECOMING AN ALL BLACK & NEWCASTLE CONTRACT SITUATION
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What updates does Fehi Fineanganofo provide about his Newcastle contract situation?
um obviously you probably know what we're going to be asking um a lot of talk about your situation contract wise um can you i mean obviously firstly congratulations on making the all blacks and it hasn't obviously affected this part of it but can you give us an update on where you're at at the moment with newcastle
Thank you. I actually don't know. I was just leaving it to my agent. I was still waiting for him to come back to me, but I guess he's doing something good.
So the plan is for you to stay here in New Zealand?
Possibly if I could, but if not, I'll go take my contract and honour it. Sure, so it's an ongoing process. Do you have any idea of the timeline? Nah, not really. Maybe in the next few weeks, but yeah, hopefully soon.
Okay, well let's get back to on the field. You're coming off an incredible season. People probably forget that you had a really solid season last year as well. What... What made you, what do you put it down to that you're now the record Super Rugby tri-scorer? What happened?
I guess I got, I gained a lot more confidence, I guess. And back to the coaches as well, you know, they had a vision and I think we just stuck to it and we all believed in it and yeah, just played unreal rugby this year.
Obviously you're on the end of a very talented back line as well. You now find yourself in the All Blacks. Are you expecting to see that back line to be pretty similar to the one you've just come off playing?
Yeah, maybe, hopefully. It'll be good to play with the boys again. But yeah, it's all up to the coaches.
And you've had quite an interesting rugby journey starting out in Auckland and moving around a little bit via the Sevens as well. Has it sort of worked out the way you planned it?
No, definitely not. I've just been following where it's been taking me. I'm actually enjoying this journey and now I'm here. So, yeah, dream come true.
How do you reflect on that journey to the All Blacks in terms of, you know, it is a very long road. Did you always believe that this could happen?
I always believed that I could make it but I didn't think it was going to happen this soon. It's just a dream come true and I kind of reflect on it as resilient. Just having the resilience to get through the setbacks that I've had and it's just shaped me who I am today.
And just regardless of the Newcastle situation, it's clear that a lot of young players like yourself, clearly you want to play for the All Blacks, but you're also thinking about your future financially, all that stuff. How hard is that? There's a pull there, isn't there? There's a financial pull or do you want to stick around for the All Blacks? How hard is that when you're playing?
It was probably one of the hardest decisions at the start of this year. It was just to choose out of the jersey or my family. I guess at the start of this year I just chose family and now things have changed and hopefully things get worked out for me both ways.
Is that purely because you're playing so well this year, all of a sudden you're hearing talk, you might be an All Black this year, it's not that far away.
yeah and definitely parents you know they they can see as well so they're like you know just can't give up the opportunity like this if i have a big chance then gotta take it how good is it to have parents that that are saying that to you rather than you know not necessarily pursuing the dollars but pursuing the jersey oh it just makes my life easier you know and yeah to have them backing me is yeah what was it like telling them about this Oh, special. They just started crying, and Dad started punching the roof of his car, and he was just, oh, man. It was so surreal, man.
How did Fehi Fineanganofo become the record Super Rugby tri-scorer?
Yeah, just proud.
Was he going to have to call the panel beater?
Yeah, probably, because it was actually pretty loud. My teammates were getting worried. They were like, oh, is this a good call or a bad call? So, yeah.
So that was Fahey Funingianofo talking about obviously his All Black call-up, but also the most pressing issue, which is whether he's going to stay playing in New Zealand.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What updates does Fehi Fineanganofo provide about his Newcastle contract situation?
0:00–3:48
2
How did Fehi Fineanganofo become the record Super Rugby tri-scorer?
3:48–8:30
3
What challenges did Fehi face on his journey to becoming an All Black?
8:30–10:30
4
How does Fehi reflect on his resilience throughout his rugby career?
10:30–13:31
5
What financial considerations do young players like Fehi face in their careers?
13:31–17:45
6
How did Fehi's family react to his All Black selection?
17:45–18:40
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