Flying Fijians coach Glenn Ella was happy with his young side's performance yesterday.
"We played with flair, turned it on, matched our opposition and scored some entertaining tries," Ella said.
When asked, which players stood out on tour, Ella replied, "I've been really impressed with Asaeli Boko and Leone Nakarawa. I also thought Apolosi Satala was fantastic today and gave an inspirational performance."
Boko and Nakarawa are local-based players with Boko a member of Tau and Nakarawa with the Army. "We now have a lot of work to do. The lineout and breakdown are areas where we need to improve on," Ella said.
Captain Satala was also proud of his squad's performance. Satala added, "The Romanians were a tough side and very physical. They frightened us in the first half by taking the lead but our typical running rugby got us home in the end".
"To be honest, I didn't know much about the Romanians coming into this game. I knew they were going to be hard to beat at home. I'm really proud of the way the boys dug deep today, it was a gallant effort. We have all bonded really well together on tour and today we played for pride, country and religion."
Flying Fijians debutant and former Fiji Bati, Semi Tadulala had this to say, "I praise God for giving me the opportunity to represent my country in both codes. It's a miracle. I've still got a lot to learn but it's an honour and a privilege to play international rugby for Fiji".
Will this be the first of many appearances for the Gloucester signing to don the Flying Fijians jersey?
"If I get selected I'll be really happy. There is lot of competition for positions leading up to the Rugby World Cup but that's my aim. I will give plenty of dedication and sacrifice to get there," Tadulala added.
The Flying Fijians will arrive in Fiji at 9.30am, Wednesday.
