Erenavula joins
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North Sydney
LUKE Erenavula raised eyebrows throughout the Pacific when he joined
the prominent Australian rugby
league club, North Sydney. Tackling
has always been the lanky Fijian
winger’s greatest weakness and there was general belief this would preclude him from ever pursuing a career in league where tackling is an all
important discipline.
However, North Sydney is confi dent an intense training program will iron out this possible Achilles heel. At 28 years of age, Erenavula realised that North’s offer probably presented him with his last chance to make a substantial amount of money from rugby. His decision was also, without doubt, influenced by him being over looked for All Blacks honour (despite having played a major role in New
Zealand’s Hong Kong sevens triumph
in March) and confirmation that, under recently introduced Interna tional Rugby Board regulations, he was now ineligible to play for Fiji again. Erenavula will be hoping to emulate his cousin Noa Nadruku, who has enjoyed immense success with Canberra Raiders since joining them last year. □