The Tongan rugby community is in mourning after Sevens captain Atelea Okati died in a car accident last week.
The 29 year-old has been a regular member of the Tongan sevens team for the past 10 years. He also played rugby for Penrith in Australia and for the past few months for CSM Olimpia Bucharest in Romania.
Okati most recently captained Tonga at the Oceania Sevens tournament in Fiji in November.
Tongan Rugby Union interim chief executive Fe'ao Vunipola says the Board of directors will make a presentation to Okati's widow and his family - including cultural gifts and a financial contribution.
He says the holiday break means the rugby community hasn't yet discussed how to honour Okati but it will talk this week about how best to approach commemorating the star player.
Vunipola says Tongan rugby is in shock.
“Whenever something tragic like that happens we all feel it because we are a small island and most people know each other. It is a close knitted community. It is really sad. He was here. He was training with the Tongan sevens team and they were in preparation for Hong Kong,” Vunipola said.