▁coach ▁Chris ▁Gib bes ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Mit re ▁ 1 0 ▁Cup , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁subsequently ▁renamed ▁in ▁the ▁squad ▁for ▁their ▁up coming ▁season . ▁A um ua ▁started ▁well ▁for ▁Well ington , ▁scoring ▁three ▁tries ▁through ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁games ▁of ▁the ▁competition . ▁His ▁scoring ▁ability ▁was ▁noted ▁after ▁be ating ▁outside ▁back ▁def ender ▁George ▁Bridge ▁for ▁a ▁ ▁solo ▁try . ▁It ▁saw ▁A um ua ▁place ▁fourth - equal ▁in ▁the ▁overall ▁leading ▁try - sc or ers ▁with ▁fellow ▁front ▁ro wer ▁and ▁team mate , ▁Alex ▁F id ow ▁on ▁seven ▁tries ▁each . ▁ ▁Following ▁his ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁provincial ▁campaign , ▁A um ua ▁was ▁called ▁up ▁into ▁the ▁All ▁Black s ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁end ▁of ▁year ▁tour ▁despite ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁not ▁even ▁made ▁his ▁Super ▁Rugby ▁debut . ▁He ▁deb uted ▁for ▁New ▁Zealand ▁alongside ▁Matt ▁D uff ie ▁and ▁Tim ▁Perry ▁against ▁the ▁Bar bar ian ▁F . C . ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁replacing ▁Nathan ▁Harris ▁off ▁the ▁ben ch ▁in ▁the ▁ 6 7 th ▁minute . ▁A um ua ▁was ▁denied ▁a ▁potential ▁try ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁forward ▁pass ▁from ▁H urr ican es ▁team - mate ▁J ef fer y ▁To om aga - All en , ▁but ▁the ▁All ▁Black s ▁still ▁managed ▁to ▁beat ▁the ▁Barb ari ans ▁ 3 1 – 2