NEMANI Nagusa was described as exemplary by Vodafone Fiji sevens coach Ben Ryan when he announced the inclusion of the Nadroga captain into the national side.

According to Ryan having the Nadroga man on the field would mean having two leaders on the field as he would be assisting Osea Kolinisau.

“Nemani has been nothing short of exemplary for me. He wakes up before everybody does and you find him running on the field when we line up to come to train,” Ryan had said.

“Not only that, he had been in fine form during the Skipper Cup.”

Nagusa said he had a lot to prove and hoped to carry on his form up to the Olympic Games.

“It is Dubai first up and we have to get a winning start here. It is always good to have a win in the beginning because it also gives the players a mental edge,” he said.

“I think we are a good team and if we do things right on the field, just as we have done during training we would be all right.”

Nagusa said no teams were easy in the world series.

“No team is easy anymore. All are equally formidable and all teams have prepared well. This year will also be exciting as teams would pitch their best players because of Olympics,” he added.

Fiji face Canada on Friday at 6pm in the Dubai Sevens opener. Fiji is pooled with Canada, Argentina and Japan for Dubai Sevens and begin as top seed.