Marika Vunibaka | The Original Fijian Flier! 

Couldn't resist all the laughs😂 But still love you Dad😂❣😘 My role model❤

This guy was the only reason I liked Crusaders lol, too fast and too slick Mr.Vunibaka ..big 💙from 🇼🇸🇼🇸

This guy is the reason why I am "Die Hard" CRUSADERS fan till today. & btw I'm Fijian as well 😉🇫🇯🇫🇯! Vunibaka the Fijian flyer! 🇫🇯 #CrusadersForever.

Too bad he's forgotten now..... He's the reason why Fijians started supporting the Crusaders. I became a diehard Crusaders & Canterbury fan because of him.....

I was a Caucau fan myself, but Marika was so good. What an era this was...

Best memory of this guy was when just after they won the WC 7s in 1997 and they came to play at a provincial 7s tourney. They played against a local club in the quarters and a guy everyone touted as a speed demon intercepted a pass meant for Serevi at the tryline and took off. MV mowed him down before he reached the 50m mark. May not be amazing except for the fact that MV was cutting across field diagonally to reign him. Goddamn terryfying sight i had ever seen in my life. Like the other guy was in slo mo. Absolute legend.

Best move ever when NZ started ringing fijians in to play on the wing. Made the game so much fun to watch

Guys.....Marika Vunibaka is still alive.....he is in Australia...and recently played at the Sydney 7s for the Classic Fiji vs Classic Australia....

Gordan Tietjens said the fastest player he ever saw was Marika Vunibaka.

He was the quickest player in in the world

Back when every NZ Super12 teams had a Fijian playing on the Wings😂 Marika Vunibaka Rupeni Caucau(Blues) Sireli Bobo(Hurricanes) Aisea Tuilevu & Iliesa Tanivula (Highlanders) Good old days of flair in rugby

the dean's family looked after him real good down there in Canterbury..Paula Bale was another flyer who made it down there..vinaka for the vid bro

marika vunibaka!!!. one of the fastest wingers ever. bring back old memories. he was my dads favorite rugby player.

FIJIAN GOAT MAN! Those were the days when rugby had plenty of x factor genetics like no other.

I grew up watching this...to me he's the fastest rugby player ever...he had the speed n the height..my guy vunibaka❤

Remember this guy back in the days! I believe he's the fastest winger ever !

He was once declared the fastest player to walk the rugby planet!!

Lomu is a legend the Big power winger after Inga the winger Tuigamala.. but Vunibaka has been no less often stepping in around and even over Lomu close to the tryline. Credit is due

Vunibaka was very intimidating on the field 💯👌🔥

They(Marika Vunibaka nd Rups Caucau) had a fitness test together when the late Epeli Lagiloa was Fiji 7s coach. And they had a 100m sprint test at the National Stadium in Suva. Vunibaka started late, while Caucau was on bullet start, guess what, Vunibaka sprinted past Caucau at the 50m mark. That was in 2001..He's got the longer legs advantage, just like what Usain Bolt used to do.

One of the most underrated wingers absolute beast speed, crusaders late 90s I think they had Vunibaka and Afato Sooialo on the wings, joy to watch.

Mad respect for you! Beautiful video to show his talent bro 👌

The original in terms of Super Rugby was Joeli Vidiri

Look up his games for the Fiji sevens team from 97 - 2000. They’re on RU-vid. Wellington sevens 2000, Melrose Cup 97. He was a beast in those tournaments.

The man who introduced me to the Crusaders growing up

And that's why we call them the flying Fijians.

Legendry speed.. I've watched this repeatedly and am still amazed at the man's speed.

Thank u for this awesome video. He was indeed very fast. I became a big fan of Crusaders because of MV.

I think that Joeli Vidiri is the one who can fairly claim the "original Fijian flyer" tag. He was scoring incredible tries for the Blues to win the Super comp 4 years before Vunibaka debuted for the Crusaders. Doesn't mean Vunibaka shouldn't deserve all his accolades though

I loved watching him sprint. So entertaining.

There's a in-game clip on here somewhere of him running around Ricky Nalatu - an official IAAF ratified 10.2-10.3s 100m guy - like he was some random fat bloke. Unreal speed.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-HclBKFaWdw8.html (17:20 in that clip)

he was one of fiji's greats. much respect

He was once nominated on Planet Rugby as the fastest rugby player alive .

Scary good! Has an angry looking face

There's a half Australia Samoan man in his 30ish he smash Usain Bolt record by 7.00sec marching in 100meter running on light boots in Craigieburn Australia .He's worth 22million now cause his real. very fast medium human

Vunibaka had outstanding pace.. arguably the fastest Winger yet. Caucau was fast over 30 to 40 meters but Vunibaka was lightning. Delasau and Sireli Bobo are pretty close.

I wonder what his time would be if he ran the 100 meters cause he was fast as hell.

Caucau was the best out of all the fijians

Imagine a Fiji side with Bobo, Caucau, Fero, Delasau and you are the quickest by a bit.. smh.. Ridiculous!

great fijian really fast

@Jacob McDonald, I dont know why but i have never been able to find it, Maybe you can. Bobo for me is the fastest Fijian, even in his 40s he is still stupid fast. The clip im talking about was the on the hooter try he scored against South Africa for the Pacific Islanders. That game seems to have completely disappeared. Perhaps you could do a compilation of that tour.

The fastest winger ever

In the last clip Tipoki almost didn't bother. That first chase involving the same two players is awesome. Apparently Vunibaka ran down Breyton Paulse of South Africa I still haven't seen the clip though

Lol Joeli Vidiri is the original

His little slow when he gets to super 12, but Better check him out in 7s.

The main man "MARIKA"

Yagana turaga naita vinaka nomuqito

i lived by him in chch

"No he cant" hahahahaa

speed merchant

he was a speedster

Rupeni + Vunibaka = Super Hypersonic speed.

just amazing

bro this guy was a hidden legend

original fijian flyer was Joeli Vidiri

Hes an absolute gentleman.

That last try was pure raw speed

That chase on Rua Tepoki👍

So called faster than caucau

this guy was flying eh

He runs the same as korobete

2:16 “no he can’t” haha

Good Job

kaba uto. ...

He was the fastest of all the Fijians...also..it's not even close

Thought Waisake Satoto was the OG..

Marika is a legend in Fiji

Mad Respect to your video! J-Mac. Enjoyed watching this dude when he first came out, Raw Talent!! Glad that he played for the Crusaders..#Beastmode!!!

RIP Pateta

Marika is a girls name in sa

Jonah Lomu used to toy with this guy

Joeli Vidiri was the og Fijian Flyer

RIP Pateta