MOVES are afoot on the South Seas tour which could lead to the first
Tongan appearing in Scottish league rugby next season. Scots team doctor
Jimmy Hay is extending a welcome on behalf of friends at Ayr RFC to
Ipolito Fenukitau who starred at open-side flanker in Saturday's 23-5
Test defeat by Scotland.
Ipolito, a 6ft 3in speed merchant, had originally approached Scots
tour stand-off Ally Donaldson, from Currie, and inquired about the
possibility of playing in Scotland.
Donaldson said: ''He appears to be looking for somewhere different to
play from the usual options of New Zealand or Australia.
''It's unfortunate he happens to be a wing forward because Currie are
well covered in that position.''
That was when Hay stepped in, and not even the fact that Ipolito works
on the family plantation growing yams and bananas is considered
off-putting.
Hay, who spent some time trying to contact Ipolito -- capped twice and
described by local officials as the most exciting prospect from the
South Seas since current All Black flanker Michael Jones -- before the
Scots party moved from Tonga to Western Samoa, said: ''Some farmers
connected with the Ayr club might be in a position to help out with a
job.''
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