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ERONI MAWI

Age 26 (2 June 1996)

Born Tovu, Fiji

Position Loosehead

Club Saracens

Height 6ft 2in

Weight 20st 6lb

Fiji caps 21

Instagram @e_mawii

MAKO VUNIPOLA is not someone whose absence you take lightly. But when the England loosehead was suspended after a reckless clear-out at Newcastle, his club Saracens breathed easy. In Fijian Eroni Mawi (‘Ronnie’ to his club mates), they had just the man to hand the starting jersey.

At 26, Mawi happily concedes he is far from the finished article. Like many Pacific Islanders, he comes across as

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