"Mike Umaga" is a former Samoan rugby union international and brother of former New Zealand rugby union Captain Tana Umaga. He played his brother Tana Umaga on one occasion losing 13 - 71.

Umaga moved to England in 1995 and played two seasons of rugby league with Halifax RLFC/Halifax. However, shortly after rugby union turned professional, he switched codes, joining Rotherham R.U.F.C./Rotherham in 1997 as player/coach.

He made his on-field debut on January 17, 1998, and in six seasons with the club played 133 games (started 130), scoring 38 tries, 85 conversions & 69 penalties for a total of 567 points. He jointly holds the club record for most conversions in a single match (10 v Waterloo R.F.C./Waterloo on March 11, 2000) He played his last game for Rotherham on May 8, 2004 against Newcastle Falcons. Umaga scored one try in the 20-26 loss, which was the final game of the Zurich Premiership 2003/2004 season. Rotherham were relegated, without winning a single match in the campaign.

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