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Flying Fijians to pay respect to Ma'afu's father

June 22, 2017 3:31 am

Vodafone Flying Fijians tight Head Prop Campese Ma’afu returned to Australia yesterday and was not considered for the match against Scotland this week.

Coach John McKee confirmed that Ma’afu flew to back to Australia to attend his father’s funeral who passed away on Tuesday.

He says the team will wear black arm bands in respect to Ma’afu and his family.

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McKee adds Ma’afu will be back in camp next week and will be considered for the World Cup qualifiers against Tonga and Samoa.

The Fiji-Scotland match kicks off at 2.30pm on Saturday and you can catch the live commentary of the match from ANZ Stadium on Radio Fiji One.