Nemani Nadolo will start on the wing tomorrow night for Fiji against the mighty England in RWC 2015 opener. He is a giant of a man, standing 6 feet 5 inches and weighing nearly 20 stone, but also plays on the wing and kicks goals - only in Fiji! Despite coming from a rugby family - his cousins include Lote Tuqiri and Tevita Kuridrani, he had an indifferent start to his career in Australia, being rejected by Waratahs and Reds. He then moved to play rugby in France, England (where he played a few games for Exeter) and Japan, before being signed by Crusaders in New Zealand.
He was the star try scorer in their team (12 in all) that made the 2014 Super Rugby Final losing narrowly to the Waratahs in Sydney. Not sure who in the England team who will mark this chap but, whether it is May or Watson, they will need courage and technique to stop the wrecking ball from getting over the gain line. And to think that even though Nemani was injured in the summer, Fiji won the Pacific Nations Cup in the summer without him and moved up to 9th in the world rankings. Game on...
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