Rugby

The Sacred Heart College Auckland product moved to Australia two years ago with the hope of playing for the Wallabies.

The process involves blood being sucked out of the body.

The former NRL premiership-winner, who converted to Islam in 2008, revealed his use of hijama cupping therapy, an age-old Muslim procedure in which small glass cups vacuum blood from small incisions.

In the picture, Williams is hunched over a chair with six blood-spattered bell-shaped cups attached to his back. Two longer shaped cups protrude from his neck.

"Detox time", the Rugby World Cup winner titled the post, followed by an emoticon of two hands raised in celebration and another representing clear skin.

During the World Cup players from Fiji, Samoa and Tonga voted for the 'Players' Player of the Year' from their respective nations as well as the overall award.

Nakarawa also picked up the Fijian Players Player of the Year Award, with winger Telusa Veainu chosen as the Tongan Player of the year and midfielder Paul Perez named the Samoan Player of the Year.

The Samoa-born hulking centre was discarded from England's World Cup disaster when coach Stuart Lancaster's hard-line disciplinary attitude in the leadup to the tournament saw Tuilagi dropped after he was convicted of assaulting two female police officers and damaging a taxi.

Now the recent hike in the salary cap by $2.13m is set to earn the 24-year-old Samoan a fortune as a bidding war for his services escalates.

Last month Saracens offered Tuilagi a $920,000 deal.

Speaking exclusively to One News Epi Taione said he had resigned Friday but will still remain involved at some level.

Tonga lost every game but one at the World Cup in England, including a 47-9 loss to the All Blacks.

Lomu died unexpectedly on Wednesday at his Auckland home. He had suffered from a serious kidney disease for several years.

His family has yet to announce funeral plans but a Tongan community leader Salote Heleta Lilo says one will be held on Sunday at the Mangere church his family attended.

The 2015 Oceania Rugby Junior Trophy will be hosted by the Fiji Rugby Union at ANZ Stadium, Suva between 27 November and 5 December, 2015.

This was announced by FRU CEO Radrodro Tabualevu at a Press Conference on Friday.

“We are pleased to announce that the Fiji Rugby Union will host the 2015 Oceania Rugby Junior Trophy.”

“There are four teams that will play in the tournament, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Vanuatu and the Vodafone Fiji U20.”

The Surrey School hosted a two-week residential training camp for the Pacific stars and found both sides had much to learn from each other.

The global qualification process continues with regional tournaments in Asia, Africa and Oceania taking place over the next few months with the final confirmed teams expected to be announced by the end of the year.

Ticket sales are also progressing well ahead of what promises to be a spectacular festival of rugby.

The interest in rugby at Rio 2016 has been strong both from Brazilians and international sports fans. Packed stadiums are expected for the rugby competition, which will take place at Deodoro Olympic Park on the opening weekend of the Games.

Tonga have the next week and half off following a busy Pacific Nations Cup.

Tonga finished with wins against Canada, USA and Japan following a narrow opening defeat by Fiji.

High Performance Manager, Peter Harding expects performances to keep improving.

"We know the quality of our group and we know that if we have enough time together we can win matches. This has just basically confirmed what we've long believed. We need time together, we need matches together and we go alright if we get those two aspects of it correct".