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| Human Interest | |
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Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | Manawatu Turbos: New Zealand |
General Interest | |
| Hobbies | Listening to music. (manawaturugby.co.nz, 22 Jul 2010) |
| Most influential person in career | His father. (manawaturugby.co.nz, 22 Jul 2010) |
| Hero / Idol | New Zealand rugby player Christian Cullen, US boxer Mike Tyson. (manawaturugby.co.nz, 22 Jul 2010) |
International Debut | |
| Year | 2005 |
| Competing for | New Zealand |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Athlete |
| Languages | English |
General Interest | |
| Famous relatives | His father represented Fiji in rugby union 14 times as well as representing Fiji in rugby sevens for more than 10 years. He is best known for being part of the Fijian sevens team which went unbeaten at the Hong Kong Sevens from 1990-92. He also coached the Fiji sevens team in 2001 and the Chinese Taipei sevens team in 2005-06. (fijilive.com, 15 Apr 2013) |
| Awards and honours | He was named the International Rugby Board [IRB] Sevens Player of the Year for the 2011/12 season. (irbsevens.com, 13 May 2012) He was named Player of the Tournament at the 2008 Hong Kong Rugby Sevens. (New Zealand Commonwealth Games Guide, 2010) |
| Nicknames | Junior (New Zealand Commonwealth Games Guide, 2010) |
| Injuries | He suffered a minor back injury during the week leading up to the opening game of the 2013 World Cup in Moscow, Russia. (stuff.co.nz, 28 Jun 2013) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | His father Tomasi played for Fiji and inspired him to take up the sport. |
| Name of coach | Gordon Tietjens [national] |
| Preferred position / style / stance / technique | Playmaker |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began playing rugby at age five. |
General Interest | |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "For me I just like going out there and enjoying the game, enjoy myself and do what I do best." (irbsevens.com 13 May 2012) |