Fiji-born no. 8 and Western Force flanker Isi Naisarani took out the 2017 Nathan Sharpe Medal at the Western Force annual awards night at Crown Perth at the weekend.
The medal win caps off a great year for the 22‑year‑old, who is the first player in the history of the Western Australian club to win the medal in their first year of professional rugby.
The award is determined after compiling the votes of the match day 23 on a 3, 2, 1 basis throughout the season.
Naisarani played in all 15 of the Force’s fixtures this season with 10 appearances in the starting line up.
The talented backrower burst onto the Super Rugby scene this season, tallying a team high 126 runs, 662 run metres, 22 tackle busts and 108 tackles.
The former Ratu Kadavulevu School student will become eligible to play for the Wallabies in 2018.
