‘If I keep working hard, it is going to turn’ - Fekitoa looks to improve on slow Munster start

Building relationships takes time. The quietly-spoken Tongan, who has been warmly welcomed, understands the gelling process and highlighted his experience in his first year at Wasps to endorse the argument; the club struggled early on before eventually making the finals.

I’ve been playing the game for a long time now, and I know that if I keep working hard and show up, it is going to turn Malakai Fekitoa of Munster in action against Ulster in the URC last October: 'I am getting lighter on my feet and am making plays on both sides of the ball. Photograph: INPHO/James Crombie

Fekitoa was a principal figure in raising NZ$180,000 for disaster relief and, through his agency, shipped food and materials to the islands. Going back to play rugby for Tonga superseded those other considerations. “For my career and for my family, to go back and represent the country of my birth is great,” he says.

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