trust or confidence in Hutton's employees or in Mr. Stein and that it was his practice to discount the advice of those who were not in his confidence. Further all of his personal advisors warned him of the high risk and speculative nature of the investment; one of whom went so far as to remind Eichen that he was basically dealing with salesmen and that he should not rely on their statements. The suitability letter and the prospectus further reinforce this court's conclusion that there is a total absence of subjective reliance. In the past and as a general rule Mr. Eichen's investments were the result of his own investigation and were never based on the representations of individuals with whom he had no existing relationship of trust"He said the boys would love you to do it. "I was full of adrenalin and pride. When they dropped to their knee around me and I was standing in the middle, that's when I felt it. "I had every intention of looking at Blairy [Adam Blair].'' That's right, Adam Blair, the proud Kiwi who slammed Taumalolo at the time for "not being man enough" to inform his former New Zealand buddies he was jumping ship to join Tonga on eve of the World Cup. His defection was soon followed by Andrew Fifita and several Kiwis, including Sio Siua Taukeiaho and Manu Ma'u.

"I'm not a fan of putting people down on social media and making things personal,'' Taumalolo says as he takes time out from the Tongan training