WHAT IT’S LIKE TO… SWAP SPANISH CLUB RUGBY FOR RWC 2019
EIGHT YEARS ago, James Faiva was in the stands at Eden Park as the 2011 World Cup kicked off with New Zealand v Tonga. Sitting amongst the crowd to watch the All Blacks run in six tries to the islanders’ one as they started their campaign with a 41-10 victory, he set himself a target.
“I thought to myself, ‘This is it. One day I want to play against the All Blacks and play in a World Cup,’” recalls Faiva. “It’s been a long journey but to achieve both those dreams is unreal.”
That journey took in Tonga, New
