Despite the continuous pain in his thumb, Nasinu Secondary School U18 lock Sionasa Vunisa was determined to make his parents proud after Nasinu made it to the Vodafone Super Deans U18 final after 12 years.
Vunisa says he was supposed to have undergone surgery last year, but he decided against it because the doctors would have removed his thumb, leaving him with four fingers.
He says his wounds have healed, but he still feels pain whenever something hard comes in contact with it.
The 18-year-old says despite the pain in his thumb, he continued to play his role on the field because he did not want to waste his parents hard earned money in supporting his rugby journey.
He adds this week, both his parents will once again be on the sideline cheering him on, and he will give his 100 percent to help Nasinu take home the title.
Nasinu Secondary will face QVS at 5.30pm Saturday in the U18 final.
In other finals, RKS will play MGM High School in the under 14 grade at 8am, Marist Brothers High School will take on Suva Grammar School in the under-15 grade at 9.05am, Lelean Memorial School will play Suva Grammar in the under-16 grade at 11.25am, and in the under-17 grade, RKS will battle Marist at 12.50pm. Lami High School will take on QVS at 2.30pm in the U19 final. In the Weet-Bix Raluve competition, Niusawa Secondary School will play Sigatoka Methodist College at 10.15am in the under-16 final, while Natabua High School will take on Adi Cakobau School at 3.50pm in the under-18 final.
