Ua lata ina mae’a ia le ta’amilosaga a le Super Rugby Pacific mo lenei tausaga, ma mo nisi o kalapu ua amata fo’i ona fa’atinoina ia tufatufaga o fa’ailoga e tali fuaitau ai i nisi o tama ma teine ta’alo ua ausia ni tulaga sili mo lenei tausaga.
Mo le kalapu a le Blues, e ova ma le to’alima ia ni alo pasifika sa mafai ona ausia ni tulaga lelei e ala i latou taumafaiga mo lenei tausaga.
O le ali’i ia Hoskins Sotutu, sa ia avea ni fa’ailoga se lua. O le tama ta’alo mo le tausaga sa palota ina e le au ta’aalo ma le tama ta’alo o le tausaga sa palota ina e le au maimoa. O le ali’i ia Sotutu o lo’o ta’alo i le tulaga o le numera 8 ma le loose forward.
Sa fa’amanuiaina fo’i ia le tama’ita’i ia Katelyn Vaha’akolo i ni fa’ailoga se lua e ala i lona taumafaiga mo le au a tama’ita’i i le kalapu lava a Blues.
Na maua e Vaha’akolo ia le fa’ailoga o le “nib Blues Back player of the Year” ma le fa’ailoga o le Tama’itai ta’alo o le tausaga.
O nisi sa mafai fo’i ona maua ia fa’ailoga o Dalton Papali’i, Taufa Funaki, Aldora Itunu, Kahlia Awa ma Xavi Taele.
Mo le au a Highlanders, sa tulaga ese ia taumafaiga a le alii ia Timoci Tavatavanawai ma sa ia sola ma ni fa’ailogs e fa mai le latou tufaga fa’ailoga e aofia ai ma le tama ta’alo o le tasaga.
O le ali’i ia Timoci sa konakarate mai ile Highlanders mo lenei tausaga ina ua mae’a lana lua tausaga muamua i le au a le Moana Pasifika.
O Tavatavanawai o lo’o ta’alo i le tulaga o uigi po’o le outside back.
Pacific rugby stars shine at rugby club awards
With the Super Rugby season drawing to a close for the year, most rugby clubs have rewarded some of their standout players for their hard work shown on the field. And for some Pacific rugby players, it was a reward for their continuous efforts put in for their teams.
Number eight and loose forward Hoskins Sotutu took out two major awards for the Blues rugby team, winning the Fans Player of the Year, and Blues Player of the Year.
Picking up a double was winger Katelyn Vaha’akolo who took out the nib Blues Player of the Year and nib Blues Back of the Year.
Other winners included Dalton Papali’i, Taufa Funaki, Aldora Itunu, Kahlia Awa and Xavi Taele.
Over at the Highlanders and it was a massive sweep for winger Timoci Tavatavanawai claiming four awards including “Player of the Year”
Tavatavanawai joined the Highlanders this year making the move from Moana Pasifika.
