Speedster Veainu on fast track to full-back success

By NEALE HARVEY

Determined: Telusa Veainu evades Exeter’s Henry Slade
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TELUSA Veainu has vowed to repay Leicester’s faith in him by becoming a top-class full-back and bringing major silverware to Welford Road.
Veainu was signed by Tigers as a winger following his success with Tonga at the 2015 World Cup. However this season has seen the 26-year-old excel as Tigers’ last line of defence – a change in position the gifted flyer is happy to embrace.
Veainu told The Rugby Paper: “I’m still learning the full-back role but I’ve had ...

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