Champions of the Pacific - Ken and Naitoa Ah Kuoi

RNZ Pacific's new sports show Champions of the Pacific premiered the first of their new weekly sports show.  Check out the video above which looks at the rugby legacy of the Ah Kuoi family.

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Wellington Samoa Rugby Union President Ken Ah Kuoi remembers watching his dad play rugby in Samoa before he too began running around the fields of Apia barefoot with a ball under his arm.

Kiwis rugby league legend Fred Ah Kuoi is also on the family tree as well as a couple of ex Manu Samoa internationals.

Now settled in Wellington, Ken follows the fortunes of his son, Naitoa Ah Kuoi, who is about to begin his second year of Super Rugby with the Chiefs.

Although Ken, who still makes regular cameo appearances for the Marist St Pats Presidents team, reckons he'd still beat the Moana Pasifika lock in a foot-race.

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Listen to the full, first episode on RNZ Pacific here  - they discuss the mispronunciation of Pacific Island names with a selection of top sportspeople and broadcasters, the game of cricket in Tokelau and the Ah Kuoi sporting legacy