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Teleni beat shoplifting rap to lead Fiji v Wales

ONE OF rugby’s more controversial characters has passed away. Former Fiji captain Esala Teleni, below, has died having first come to our attention in 1985 when he not only captained the Fijians on their tour of Wales but was also involved in a diplomatic incident when he and a number of teammates were arrested for shoplifting.
Only after frenzied highpowered interventions were the charges dropped on the eve of their Test against Wales at the Arms Park, a game which Wales won 40-3 and which was the last Rugby Union game Terry Holmes, below, ever played before ‘Going North&rsquo...

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