▁St . ▁Patrick ' s ▁College ▁Silver stream ▁first ▁XV , ▁the ▁top ▁representative ▁team ▁in ▁secondary ▁school . ▁ ▁A um ua ▁represents ▁the ▁Well ington ▁provincial ▁team ▁and ▁made ▁his ▁professional ▁debut ▁for ▁the ▁union ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 9 . ▁He ▁spent ▁two ▁seasons ▁at ▁the ▁Mit re ▁ 1 0 ▁Cup ▁side , ▁before ▁ear ning ▁a ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁H urr ican es ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Super ▁Rugby ▁squad . ▁He ▁won ▁a ▁championship ▁with ▁Well ington ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁N Z RU ▁Age ▁Gra de ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Year . ▁He ▁has ▁scored ▁ 2 7 ▁career ▁tries ▁in ▁all ▁compet itions . ▁A um ua ▁made ▁his ▁senior ▁international ▁debut ▁for ▁New ▁Zealand ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 0 , ▁becoming ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁young est ▁players ▁to ▁represent ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁He ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁northern ▁end - of - year ▁tour . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁As a fo ▁Junior ▁A um ua ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 5 ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁in ▁Well ington , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁T aut ua ▁and ▁Lisa ▁A um ua . ▁G row ing ▁up ▁in ▁Na ena e , ▁he ▁attended ▁Na ena e ▁Inter mediate ▁School ▁and ▁St . ▁Patrick ' s ▁College ▁Silver stream . ▁While ▁at ▁secondary ▁school , ▁A um ua