“I was under the impression that the mic was disabled thus uttered it unintentionally for which I express my deep and utmost regret. As the captain of Flying Fijians, my actions are intolerable to the values of the game.”
Nayacalevu endured a difficult evening in Toulouse despite leading his country to the next round, as he appeared to be carrying an injury and was forced off after an hour had been played.
His performance was filled with handling errors and the team got over the line in the most unspectacular fashion, giving Portugal their first-ever World Cup victory in the process, before later cursing at a Fijian reporter.
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