Fiji Water Flying Fijians captain, Waisea Nayacalevu has asked for forgiveness after he accidentally uttered iTaukei improper language during the after-match press conference yesterday.
Nayacalevu had used expletives in the iTaukei language while still being live on international television at the end of the post match press conference for the Fiji vs Portugal game.
He was getting up from his seat when he made the unbecoming comment.
Nayacalevu who has played 37 tests for the Flying Fijians says the comment was not directed to any particular fan but to a Fijian journalist who has a traditional relation as “Tauvu” {a relationship that is characterized by banter, joking, and jesting}.
He says he would like to sincerely apologize for the incident.
Nayacalevu says he will be honest with one and all - that phrase was directed towards his Fijian friend, “his Tau”, who is part of the Fijian media delegation covering the Rugby World Cup.
He says he was under the impression that the mic was disabled thus he uttered it unintentionally for which he expresses his deep and utmost regret.
Nayacalevu says as the captain of the Flying Fijians, his actions are intolerable to the values of the game.
He takes responsibility and seeks forgiveness for the slip.
World Rugby is yet to comment as the expletive was used at the end of their official press conference, which was still live on international television.
