Fetu Samoa captain, Niall Williams-Guthrie can hold her head up high following her stunning performance as captain of the side that came back from a 4-nil to clinch victory at the Santos National Football stadium here in the nation’s capital.
Making 2-line breaks, 2-line break assists, setting 2 tries and 16 runs for a total of 166 run meters, 64 of those post contact. One could say she is the total leader package any coach would want on their side.
But speaking post-match, her proudest moments weren’t the stats that she racked up during the game or the flamboyance of her play, but the feeling of running out of that NFS tunnel in the blue colours of Samoa.
In fact, leading the team out and singing the national anthem for Samoa was one of the proudest moments of her playing career, she said.
“Leading the girls out, singing the national anthem followed by leading the Siva Tau, a really proud moment for my family and to be able to represent our small nation.”
Apart from her own performance, she couldn’t be any prouder of her girls when they fought their way back to claim the victory over the Fiji Bulikulas.
Williams-Guthrie, who played 70 minutes of the match, stated that their win yesterday is a credit to the heart shown by the Fetu Samoan team who came to play and still want more toward the back end of the game.