Now 27 years old, Reihana was Waikato Chief's most capped player, with more than 50 appearances for the Super 12 outfit. He also made 71 appearances for Waikato in the NPC, scoring 44 tries in the process. He played at wing and full back for the Chiefs and the All Blacks, but also appeared at fly half for the New Zealand Maoris and Under 21s. He is also a world class sevens player, appearing in the New Zealand side which took gold at the Commonwealth Games last year, and playing a big part in Saints' success at Henly and in winning the London Pride Middlesex Sevens in August. Oh, and his place-kicking is straight out of the top drawer as well.

He considers the Zurich Premiership to be at a similar level to the NPC, so moving to England didn't bring too many surprises on the playing front. However, the lifestyle in the UK and the British winter were a different story.

He said: "We're starting to get used to it now, but it took a while. Just getting the kids into school was difficult. We love it here now, though.

"The Saints set-up is just so professional, the facilities are great."
As a senior player it falls to Reihana and others to make sure the Saints stay in contention while some of the big names are away at the world cup, but he has no worries on that front.

"It's nice for us to be able to make a stand, to show we can do well without the internationals. There are a lot of young guys coming through and doing really well, and we are just going to get better when the other guys come back from the world cup."

His personal ambitions on the field are straightforward: "I just want to be a stand-out player week in, week out, and really earn my jersey."
When he is not training or playing rugby, Reihana likes to relax on the golf course, and plays off a six handicap. "I love to get out on the golf course. It's just you and this little white ball, out in the fresh air - it's a great way to clear the mind," he said.