Former Queensland Reds and ACT Brumbies Back, Aiden Toua has expressed delight over running for the Moni Plus Nova in the Pepsi Cup Capital Rugby Union competition despite going down narrowly in a gutsy clash of Round 12 to the Gangloff Consultancy University Piggies at Bava Park.
Following the match, Toua gave credit to the Piggies for their defensive effort and said while they may have gone down to a narrow score line, he is certain they can lift in the final rounds leading into the finals.
“It was a bit of a difficult one out there, credit to Piggies they played really well. For me it’s the first Rugby game I’ve played in 2 years so just getting through the 30mins is an achievement in itself we’ll (Nova) build leading into the finals.”
It has been two years since he announced his retirement from pro rugby in 2020, but the old dog looked to have many tricks up his sleeve that he hopes to pass on to Eddie Galele’s young team.
“I’m lucky in this team to have guys on the outside, Blake Mindipi and Warren Silas. They are such good players and when they identify space, me as the old head coming in all, I got to do distribute the ball and let the guys do the rest.”
When speaking of the lead up to the match, Toua said there was a little bit of nervous excitement but thanked the Nova boys for being so welcoming, making the move into the club as smooth as possible.
He added that he is now looking forward to the next 3 weeks.