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Dubai Hurricanes player Saki Naisau, right, in action in the Gulf Men's Final at the 2018 Dubai Rugby Sevens. Mohammed / The National
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Saki Naisau of Dubai Hurricanes in action against Bahrain during the Gulf Men's final at the 2019 Dubai Rugby Sevens. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Dubai Hurricanes player Saki Naisau in action durting the 2019 Dubai Rugby Sevens. Reem Mohammed / The National
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Saki Naisau, centre, playing against Bahrain at the Dubai Rugby Sevens. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Saki Naisau of the Jebel Ali Dragons poses for photos in 2017. Victor Besa for The National
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Dubai Hurricanes player Saki Naisau, right, in action in the Gulf Men's Final at the 2018 Dubai Rugby Sevens. Mohammed / The National
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Saki Naisau of Dubai Hurricanes in action against Bahrain during the Gulf Men's final at the 2019 Dubai Rugby Sevens. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Dubai Hurricanes player Saki Naisau in action durting the 2019 Dubai Rugby Sevens. Reem Mohammed / The National
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Saki Naisau, centre, playing against Bahrain at the Dubai Rugby Sevens. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Saki Naisau of the Jebel Ali Dragons poses for photos in 2017. Victor Besa for The National
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Dubai Hurricanes player Saki Naisau, right, in action in the Gulf Men's Final at the 2018 Dubai Rugby Sevens. Mohammed / The National
Saki Naisau: Dubai Hurricanes player taking UAE and Asian rugby by storm
Scouted from Fiji in 2015, the centre has been fast-tracked into the national team and has established himself as one of the finest players in the region
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Paul Radley
26 March, 2020
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