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Mike Yeats12 Nov 2023 - 11:15
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in The Times sports section. Click here.

Who can fill Pacific Island void left by Manu Tuilagi and Vunipolas.

It may be the end of an era, but England have a well stocked conveyor belt of Pacific Island powerhouses coming through to make their muscular presences felt.

Some of the other emerging talents are the offspring of Pacific islanders serving in the British military.
The Cokanasiga Brothers are two such examples, whilst Tuima's Fijian father played to a modest standard at Devonport Services and is in the Royal Navy in Plymouth. Tuima, 23, is attempting to follow in the footsteps of his older sister, Lagi, by representing England at senior level, and his younger brother, Jeremy, is a centre in the Exeter Academy.
Lagi Tuima and Fisilau both also started out at Devonport.
"We've got a strong junior section and the kids of a fair few from the South Sea Island guys who serve in the Navy have started out here" Fraser Pearson, the club secretary said. "We see some quite big guys."

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