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Published 11:00 3 Nov 2015 GMT
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The Waikato Chiefs loosehead arrived in England on October 26 and had a week to truly remember.
He met up with the All Blacks squad but was only afforded one full-on training session as Hansen was managing their training load after six Test encounters in six weeks, with the seventh drawing near. On Thursday, October 29 he was officially named as Crockett's replacement.
The Tongan-born forward missed out on selection for the final but was sitting alongside the likes of All Blacks Waisake Naholo, TJ Perenara and Codie Taylor in the stands as the world champions regained their crown.
On Sunday night, he attended the World Rugby send-off that saw New Zealand win Team of the Year and Dan Carter capture the best player accolade.
On Wednesday morning, he arrives back in Auckland, where he started his rugby career [Tamaki College], as a World Cup winner.
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