Rupeni Caucaunibuca appeared all too briefly for the Blues, just 14 games in 2002-04. But that was enough to prove that here was one of the most gifted wings to ever play the game.
Unfortunately, those talents weren’t always matched by commitment and that was a loss for Fiji and at a cost to his own professional career.
For the Blues, though, he was often phenomenal, with 15 tries in 14 games, including a spectacular hat-trick in 2004 against the Crusaders.
In 2003 'Caucau' lit up the World Cup, almost beating Scotland single-handed. He joined French club Agen in 2005 and was the league's top try scorer in both 2005 and 2006. He was also awarded France's Player of the Year award in 2006.
In October 2010, Caucaunibuca was recruited by the European champions Stade Toulousain.