In Hawaiian, I believe it means “invades the backfield”
February 4, 2008 by Mike CasazzaLet’s get to know Tevita Finau, a rather interesting character originally from New Zealand (he was on the national 16-and-under rugby team) who moved to Hawaii, played at Phoenix College last year and happens to be a very good defensive lineman. Finau made a notable commitment to WVU’s recruiting class last week.
Some Finau highlight videos have hit the internet. It’s not at the Noel Devine level — is anything? — but he is wearing No. 7 and he makes a ton of plays. Finau’s pledge to play at WVU is the biggest news for the recruiting class and his play-making power is particularly appealing for a group heavy on defensive linemen to replace Johnny Dingle and Keilen Dykes.