OSAKA, Japan: Tonga hooker Siua Maile will struggle to keep his feet on the ground after his World Cup experience, especially since his only plan at present is to return to his job as a roofer in New Zealand.
Maile admitted on Wednesday that he was unsure if he might have done enough to pique the interest of professional clubs. Maile's rise from obscurity was thanks to video clips of his play on social media, although Tonga scrum coach Dan Cron said before the tournament that they still had no idea who to look for when they met him at Auckland airport."I didn't know anyone and they didn't know me when I was first called into the squad," he said.
Maile said the nerves that had affected him before his test debut against the All Blacks had largely disappeared by the time Tonga played their opener against England.
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