 Still keeps in regular contact with childhood friends Dean Bertsos, Woogie Jackson & Eddy Macdonald.He is of Tongan heritage.Polota-Nau is the nephew of Hopoi Taione, who represented Japan in four rugby tests in the 1980s, and the cousin of former professional wrestler Tonga Fifita, better known by the ring names "Haku" (World Wrestling Federation) and "Meng" (World Championship Wrestling).