Umaga says spear issue is history

All Blacks captain Tana Umaga has insisted that as far as he’s concerned the row over his involvement in the spear tackle on Brian O’Driscoll is finished.

The centre said now was the time to draw a line under the issue and he was mentally ready to lead his side on Saturday against Wales in Cardiff.

“If I carried all that sort of stuff on my shoulders going into a game, I wouldn’t be able to get out there,” he said yesterday.