A deceptive halfback who is at his best running the ball. Nawai made his NPC debut for eventual champions Taranaki in 2024.
Leone Nawai played 7 matches in the 2025 NPC season for Taranaki.
They looked like a serious title threat after winning their first 3 games successively. The international season however probably was the biggest disruption as their form-line started to dip.
Nawai played off the bench in all but 1 of his 7 games and was a solid contributor.
Whether he returns to the Fijian Drua in 2026 is yet to be determined.
| Competition | Club | Games | Tries | Points | Conversions | Penalty Kicks | Drop Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPC | Taranaki | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Competition | Years | Club | Games | Tries | Conv | Pen Kicks | Drop Goals | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPC | 2024-2025 | Taranaki | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Super Rugby | 2022-2023 | Fijian Drua | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Years | Team | Games | Tries | Conversions | Penalty Kicks | Drop Goals | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-2015 | Fiji U20 |
Taranaki are the early season favourites after a commanding 50-8 dismantling of Auckland on Saturday night.
Winger Vereniki Tikoisolomone scored his 3rd try in as many matches, the Cakaudrove native scoring in each of their first 3 games.
Fullback Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens came away with 3 try assists while halfback Leone Nawai also set up the first try.