Rugby-Fiji pitches pride over money in bid to lure Nawaqanitawase斐济橄榄球协会力图以荣誉感而非金钱吸引纳瓦卡尼塔瓦塞加盟。
MELBOURNE, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Fiji has no chance of matching the financial rewards Australia can offer Mark Nawaqanitawase but the nation's rugby union hopes the lure of representing his ancestral homeland will persuade the dual international to wear the Flying Fijians jersey at next year's World Cup.
Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup 2023 - Pool C - Australia v Portugal - Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Etienne, France - October 1, 2023 Australia's Mark Nawaqanitawase celebrates after the match REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
MELBOURNE, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Fiji has no chance of matching the financial rewards Australia can offer Mark Nawaqanitawase but the nation's rugby union hopes the lure of representing his ancestral homeland will persuade the dual international to wear the Flying Fijians jersey at next year's World Cup.
With Nawaqanitawase weighing up his international future, Fiji Rugby Union Chairman John Sanday made an emotional pitch to the former Wallabies winger in an interview with Reuters, stressing identity, belonging and the opportunity to inspire a small Pacific nation.
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橄榄球联盟 - 2023年橄榄球世界杯 - C组 - 澳大利亚对阵葡萄牙 - 法国圣埃蒂安，杰弗里·吉夏尔球场 - 2023年10月1日 澳大利亚球员马克·纳瓦卡尼塔瓦斯赛后庆祝 路透社/冈萨洛·富恩特斯
墨尔本，10 月 23 日（路透社）——斐济不可能提供与澳大利亚能为马克·纳瓦卡尼塔瓦塞提供的丰厚经济回报相匹敌的待遇，但斐济橄榄球联盟希望，代表其祖籍国出战的诱惑能够说服这位双料国脚在明年的世界杯上穿上斐济飞翔队的球衣。
在纳瓦卡尼塔瓦塞权衡自己的国际赛场未来之际，斐济橄榄球联盟主席约翰·桑迪在接受路透社采访时，向这位前澳大利亚袋鼠队边锋发表了一番充满感情的游说，强调了身份认同、归属感以及激励这个太平洋小国的机会。
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