From earning $2 an hour in the gold mines and playing rugby with a coconut, ...
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It was a single photograph capturing Semi Radradra`s meteoric stride that brought him to the attention of rugby`s top scouts. The image marked the beginning of a transition from a very different life. At the time, Radradra had been working down the Vatukoula gold mines in Fiji. Workers are known to be killed by rockfalls and, as a teenager, Radradra would risk his life for two dollars an hour. `It was tough, really tough, but I had to provide for my family,` says Radradra, settling into his first interview since signing for Bristol Bears. Semi Radradra is rugby union`s golden wonder but has come a long way to get to that point RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next French clubs in legal fight...