Education
He attended Waitakere College in Auckland and played for the Waitemata club
He attended Waitakere College in Auckland and played for the Waitemata club
He played as hooker and, after playing for Samoa in 1999, decided to move to the United Kingdom as one of his idols, Keith Wood played there for Harlequins. Tani joined Quins in 2000 and made his debut as a replacement against London Wasps on 9 September that year. He scored his first try for the club in the European Challenge Cup victory over Périgueux at the Twickenham Stoop on 7 October 2000.
He retired from playing after a benefit year organised at Harlequins in 2010 and returned to New Zealand.
Fuga opened a branch of Nando"s in Ponsonby Road, Auckland, New Zealand on 6 September 2011 in anticipation of the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
He was a member of the Samoan squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals.