Vakatawa with Drua for off-season

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Bristol Bears sign Virimi Vakatawa on September 27, 2023 at the Bears High Performance Centre in Bristol, England. (Photo by Rogan/Bristol Bears)

Former French International Virimi Vakatawa will spend the off-season with the Swire Shipping Fijian Drua while on an extended break in the country.

Vakatawa, who is originally from Naluwai, Naitasiri and a former Nasinu Secondary School student, has spent most of his playing career in France, winning 31 caps and making multiple appearances at the World Sevens Series.

His presence at the Drua Base in the off-season will be highly motivating for players currently in pre-season preparations.