MELBOURNE : Having watched his younger brother Rob make his mark at the ACT Brumbies and Wallabies, late blooming flyhalf Kemu Valetini hopes to help Fijian Drua book their first appearance in the Super Rugby Pacific finals in their second season.Both Valetini and the Drua are on a mission to prove they b
MELBOURNE : Having watched his younger brother Rob make his mark at the ACT Brumbies and Wallabies, late blooming flyhalf Kemu Valetini hopes to help Fijian Drua book their first appearance in the Super Rugby Pacific finals in their second season.
That will require beating the seventh-placed Queensland Reds in Suva on Saturday and hoping the Otago Highlanders and Western Force lose their matches in the final regular season round. Born in Melbourne, he arrived in Fiji late last year with low expectations and only a training contract for the Drua after a strong season for Manly Marlins in the Shute Shield, New South Wales's premier state competition.
"My parents spoke a lot to us but we never really picked it up. So coming here I was a bit nervous at the start." "A lot of people said it was like a dream debut for me to come on in the last five or so minutes, with the game still in the balance," said Valetini.
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