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    WHAT IT’S LIKE TO… SWAP SPANISH CLUB RUGBY FOR RWC 2019

    Oct 01, 2019 4 minutes
    Words Sarah Mockford
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    Getty Images, Manuel Á González & Tonga Rugby Union

    EIGHT YEARS ago, James Faiva was in the stands at Eden Park as the 2011 World Cup kicked off with New Zealand v Tonga. Sitting amongst the crowd to watch the All Blacks run in six tries to the islanders’ one as they started their campaign with a 41-10 victory, he set himself a target.

    “I thought to myself, ‘This is it. One day I want to play against the All Blacks and play in a World Cup,’” recalls Faiva. “It’s been a long journey but to achieve both those dreams is unreal.”

    That journey took in Tonga, New

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