Tana Umaga
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Tana Umaga is a former New Zealand rugby union star and All Blacks captain renowned for his powerful midfield play and leadership for both club and country.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tana Umaga canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10253808 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tana Umaga Context triple: [Hurricanes, notableFormerPlayer, Tana Umaga]
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A.
Mata-Utu
Mata-Utu is the main town and administrative center of the French overseas collectivity of Wallis and Futuna in the South Pacific.
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B.
Richie Mo'unga
Richie Mo'unga is a New Zealand rugby union fly-half renowned for his playmaking skills and key role in multiple Super Rugby titles and international successes with the All Blacks.
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C.
Teʻemoa
Teʻemoa is the highest peak on the Tongan island of ʻEua, known for its forested slopes and panoramic coastal views.
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D.
Hōne Heke
Hōne Heke was a prominent 19th-century Māori rangatira and war leader known for his role in the Flagstaff War and as an early opponent of British colonial authority in New Zealand.
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E.
Matiu Rata
Matiu Rata was a prominent New Zealand Māori politician and activist who played a key role in advancing Māori rights and recognition, including landmark reforms in land and treaty issues.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tana Umaga Target entity description: Tana Umaga is a former New Zealand rugby union star and All Blacks captain renowned for his powerful midfield play and leadership for both club and country.
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A.
Mata-Utu
Mata-Utu is the main town and administrative center of the French overseas collectivity of Wallis and Futuna in the South Pacific.
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B.
Richie Mo'unga
Richie Mo'unga is a New Zealand rugby union fly-half renowned for his playmaking skills and key role in multiple Super Rugby titles and international successes with the All Blacks.
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C.
Teʻemoa
Teʻemoa is the highest peak on the Tongan island of ʻEua, known for its forested slopes and panoramic coastal views.
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D.
Hōne Heke
Hōne Heke was a prominent 19th-century Māori rangatira and war leader known for his role in the Flagstaff War and as an early opponent of British colonial authority in New Zealand.
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E.
Matiu Rata
Matiu Rata was a prominent New Zealand Māori politician and activist who played a key role in advancing Māori rights and recognition, including landmark reforms in land and treaty issues.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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rugby union coach ⓘ rugby union player ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1973-05-27 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Lower Hutt, New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| captaincyEndYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| captaincyStartYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| captained | All Blacks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| club | RC Toulon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachOf |
Auckland rugby union team
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Blues NERFINISHED ⓘ Counties Manukau Steelers NERFINISHED ⓘ Moana Pasifika NERFINISHED ⓘ RC Toulon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | New Zealand ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Samoan ⓘ |
| familyName | Umaga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Jonathan Falefasa Umaga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Jonathan ⓘ |
| height | 1.87 m ⓘ |
| heldRole |
head coach of Counties Manukau
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head coach of RC Toulon ⓘ head coach of the Blues ⓘ |
| honour | Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jerseyNumber |
13
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14 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leadership
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powerful midfield play ⓘ |
| nationalCaps | 74 ⓘ |
| nationalPoints | 185 ⓘ |
| nationalTeamDebut | 1997 ⓘ |
| nationalTeamYears | 1997–2005 ⓘ |
| playedFor |
All Blacks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hurricanes NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand national rugby union team NERFINISHED ⓘ RC Toulon NERFINISHED ⓘ Wellington Rugby Football Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionPlayed |
centre
ⓘ
wing ⓘ |
| relative | Mike Umaga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Mormonism ⓘ |
| sibling | Mike Umaga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | rugby union ⓘ |
| superRugbyCoachOf | Blues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| superRugbyDebut | 1996 ⓘ |
| superRugbyTeam | Hurricanes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| triesForNationalTeam | 36 ⓘ |
| weight | 100 kg ⓘ |
| yearOfAward | 2006 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tana Umaga Description of subject: Tana Umaga is a former New Zealand rugby union star and All Blacks captain renowned for his powerful midfield play and leadership for both club and country.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.