Blockbusting Taranaki centre Setareki Tamanivalu has a good chance of winning an award after he was short‑listed for the NPC player of the year.
Tamanivalu’s statistics for the season were impressive.
He was in the top five in tries scored, clean breaks, defenders beaten, metres gained and offload.
Several Super Rugby franchises in New Zealand and Australia were chasing his signature before he opted to head to the Chiefs where he had his first day of training yesterday.
The former Lelean Memoial School student was in devastating form as he helped Taranaki win their first ever ITM Cup title.
