With seven players of Fijian heritage, Australia head into their next World Cup pool match with unique perspective
he high-flying Fijians against the free-wheeling Wallabies: it’s a volatile combination. It may be the most important game of Eddie Jones’s second tenure as Wallabies coach, but for seven Wallabies, this contest with Fiji has far greater significance than a potential date with Argentina or England in the next round.
Kerevi, like Vunivalu and Koroibete, was born in Fiji but stressed there would be no mixed allegiances once the anthems start ringing out around the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in Saint-Étienne on Sunday. “Once you put on the jersey, we’re Australians,” he said.But that sentiment might not be shared by the players’ families back home.
Nawaqanitawase, one of the breakthrough players in the world over the past year, had different ambitions growing up. His Fijian father, Sevuloni Nawaqanitawase, moved to Sydney in 1991 to play rugby league for the Balmain Tigers. Nawaqanitawase junior initially followed in his father’s footsteps and participated in the 13-man code until he was 14 when he was encouraged to make the switch at St Patrick’s college in Strathfield.
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