LIAM AND George Narruhn are proud to follow their father’s footsteps Joseph Narruhn as a professional rugby player.
Narruhn made his way through the national trials in May 2002 to become Nicky Little’s understudy at fly-half, but also played fullback.
He made his first four appearances from the bench and scored a try against Samoa at Prince Charles Park.
His got his first run-on against Tonga when Little was under suspension and Narruhn celebrated with a try and 12 points with his boot.
He also performed very well against Scotland at Murrayfield when Little was injured.
He made his debut in 2002 when Fiji play against Samoa in Apia. He achieved eight caps, three tries and 39 points.
Now his sons are following his footsteps. They are former students of Marist Brothers High School and are studying at the University of the South Pacific.
The Narruhn brothers know how it feels when you have a national rep in the family.
For George being a national rep son means living up to the expectations.
“One thing I learned from dad is discipline, especially getting up in the morning for training,” he said.
“He is our mentor telling us what to do pushing us to achieve what we want.
“Playing alongside my brother, I have learned a lot of things. After training we go back home and discuss what we learned.
“For us, what we’ve learned from the two-day rugby clinic with Seremaia Bai is what happens after rugby when we secure an overseas contract.
“When we go overseas, we know how to play rugby and that’s it no long-term plan on how to survive in those big countries which was interesting.
“We also learned a lot of new skills and some techniques that we Fijian players lack.”
Liam, 20, said: “If you want something you got to work hard to get it and it doesn’t come easy because you have to sweat for it.”
