Flying Fijians prop Eroni Mawi has been named in the Rugby World Cup Team of the Week after his thrilling performance in their 24-23 loss to Portugal in the final Pool C match yesterday.
Mawi caught the eye with his impressive shifts for Fiji and got the nod after a superb all-round performance in the Pacific Islanders’ narrow defeat to Os Lobos, according to Planet Rugby.
The 27-year-old stood up well in the scrums, was a willing ball carrier and also did his bit on defence during a 61-minute stint.
Mawi and the Flying Fijians will face England in the Cup quarterfinal at 3am at Stade de Toulouse on Monday.
Team of the Week: Hugo Keenan (Ireland), Damian Penaud (France), George Moala (Tonga), Santiago Chocobares (Argentina), Mateo Carreras (Argentina), Matthieu Jalibert (France), Jamison Gibson-Park (Ireland), Gregory Alldritt (France), Nicolas Martins (Portugal), Theo McFarland (Samoa), Ollie Chessum (England), Amato Fakatava (Japan), Ben Tameifuna (Tonga), Mike Tadjer (Portugal), Eroni Mawi (Fiji).
