Isi Naisarani wins RUPA’s best & fairest in first professional season
He’s still fifteen months away from being eligible to represent the Wallabies, however his contemporaries certainly like what they see and based on this year’s performances you’d be brave to bet against him representing Australia at the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan.
Isi Naisarani’s outstanding season for the Western Force has seen the powerful backrower voted the best of any Super Rugby player in the country, as he won the 2017 RUPA Medal For Excellence at today’s Volvo-RUPA Awards Lunch in Sydney.
“On behalf of Australia’s players, I want to congratulate Isi for an exceptional achievement,” RUPA President Dean Mumm said.
“The challenges associated with playing for the Western Force in 2017 have been well-documented, yet Isi’s performances have been consistently outstanding despite the unsettling landscape.
“That, coupled with his youth and inexperience heading into the season, only make his performances all the more remarkable. The prospect of Isi competin