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Sale Sharks tell Waisea Nayacalevu he can leave

Waisea Nayacalevu Vuidravuwalu of Sale Sharks looks on as he walks out of the tunnel to inspect the pitch prior to the Gallagher Premiership Rugby match between Gloucester Rugby and Sale Sharksat Kingsholm Stadium on January 04, 2025 in Gloucester, England. (Photo by Ryan Hiscott/Getty Images for Sale Sharks)

Sale Sharks have told Fiji captain Waisea Nayacalevu that he is free to leave the club if he can find himself another club after he struggled to make the impact it was hoped following his move from Toulon last summer.

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Outside centre Nayacalevu, 34, signed a one-year deal with the Sharks, who are sixth in the Premiership table, four points outside the top four places, with the option of a second year depending on form and fitness.

They had earmarked him as the short-term replacement for Manu Tuilagi when he signed a two-year deal with Top 14 outfit Bayonne, but he has struggled to hold down a regular first-team place.

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      Nayacalevu, who played alongside his brother Avenisi Vasuinubu for Melbourne in the Victoria Rugby Championship, moved to France where he spent a decade playing for Stade Francais after impressing in the PNC.

      He has only made six appearances for the Sharks this season, but he hasn’t started a game for Alex Sanderson’s side since the 47-17 defeat to Premiership champions Northampton Saints at Franklin’s Gardens in October.

      Nayacalevu, who made 185 appearances for Stade before spending two years in Toulon, has played just 21 minutes in two games since playing for Fiji against Ireland in their final Autumn international.

      Sanderson was initially delighted with the signing of Nayacalevu, who famously scored for Fiji in their historic pre-World Cup win against England at Twickenham saying in September.

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      “I miss Manu, miss him for so many reasons. But Waisea brings something different. He can tank it, but he has got an outside break as well. He has got that relaxed demeanour and character that brings young kids on.

      “And lightens the huddles that sometimes can get a bit too intense. He has that about him. Manu had it; he [Nayacalevu] has just brought a different edge to us, having had Manu for so long,” he said.

      However, he is now free to look for another club, and the Sharks are believed to be searching fertile hunting grounds in South Africa for his replacement.

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      'Matches between Les Bleus and the All Blacks are rarely for the faint-hearted.'

      Do you hear yourself? Do you have any concept of world view? Have you tried looking into why people call Ireland ‘arrogant’? Obviously not.


      We started calling you arrogant when you called our captain a ‘shit Richie McCaw’. In New Zealand. On our turf. Don’t think that kind of behaviour really calls for respect, does it.


      NZ don’t really talk ourselves up, if anything the rugby does it for us. No kiwi goes in the media and says: ‘We are gonna win the RWC’. However, I have found many instance of IRISH media saying that the Irish should win, without a doubt. THAT is disrespectful.


      The All Blacks have played good rugby, even some of the best rugby ever, at many points in history, but I don’t think you could find a single instance of one of those players, or the NZ media, saying that they should whitewash their opponents. Ever.


      Now, onto your analysis. Ireland DID choke the QF. They beat the champions, they were ranked first coming into it, a lot of players at the peaks of their powers. Its hard to say that they didn’t choke. Obviously, their preparation was just not as good as NZ, and thats all there really is to it.


      If Ireland had repsected that ABs team and that QF more, maybe they would’ve prepared properly for it and won. But they didn’t.


      Maybe if Ireland had won their QF last RWC, they wouldn’t have to be in the same pool as SA and Scotland. I mean, its called a draw for a reason. NZ got third last RWC, so of course they should get a reasonable pool, and they were ranked pretty highly too. If you want to talk about easy pools, look no further than Pool 3 with England, Australia, Fiji, and Georgia I think?


      Now, obviously you don’t remember how that QF ended, so I’ll go ahead and rectify that. Ireland reclaimed the ball off kickoff and marched for 20ish phases into the opposition half. Savea then won a turnover, but the referee refused to give it, so play went on. Finally, at the NZ 22, after not giving up a single penatly in 25 phases of hard defense, Sam Whitelock, the most capped All Black of all time, wins the game with an incredible steal.


      Now, NZ players having a go at Ireland. Do you cry when you get hit after making the first swing? We all know Sexton is a prick on the field, its just the truth. And Ioane never backs down from a clash, so he thought he should humble a player who has never won an international knockout game who thought he was all that. Don’t really see the issue, its poetic justice really.

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