Leone Nakarawa is currently being listed as the most impressive player at the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
As of yesterday, Nakarawa leads the tournament for offloads with 10 and 9 turnovers won, meaning the lock forward steals balls like David Pocock and offloads like Sonny Bill Williams.
He is also fifth for most runs made, seventh for carries over the gainline, and in the top 20 for most metres made and for most tackles made.
His presence in so many of the lists indicates a player who is, at the very least, central to the action in defence, and a huge threat in attack.
World Rugby writes that Nakarawa was the focal point of Fiji’s counter-attacking game that looked to make use of his outstanding offloading skills, developed in his Sevens background.
He is Fiji’s leading try scorer of 2015 with five, and helped inspire them to the 2015 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup title with a double in the final against Samoa.
Nakarawa who is known as ‘Big Naksy’ has been a revelation to the wider audience of the RWC.
Meanwhile the Vodafone Flying Fijians will arrive at the Nadi Airport at 8.30 this morning.
Source: worldrugby.org
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