High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Waka Joseph Nathan (born July 8, 1940) is a New Zealand Rugby Union player.He was born in Auckland and was educated in Otahuhu College and was a member of the school's first fifteen.He first played for the New Zealand M ori and then the All Blacks from 1962 to 1967, as a breakaway. During his All Blacks career, he was on tour to Australia, the British Isles and South Africa. After his retirement from playing, he has been a selector and manager of the New Zealand M ori.