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Lote Tuqiri is a proud former Wallaby, but when he watches Australia play Fiji in the Rugby World Cup in Cardiff on Thursday [1.45am AEST], he will be torn over who to cheer for.
It is not just due to his Fijian heritage, but he has a cousin playing in each side - Tevita Kuridrani at No. 13 for the Wallabies and Nemani Nadolo on the wing for Fiji. 
Tuqiri hopes for them both to have absolute blinders. But when pressed on which team he will he hopes wins, Tuqiri laughs, pauses and then says: "It's tough ??? I'll go for Fiji because they are the underdogs. I don't think they will win, but in the spirit of going for the underdog I hope that Fiji go really well."
Tuqiri says he will watch the game live, as he did when Fiji lost to England 35-11 last weekend: "I'm really looking forward to this battle - not only between those two, but these teams.
"Fiji are a big chance of really having a go. I don't know if they will knock them off, but they will give the Wallabies a hard run, as they did England."
Retired, Tuqiri, 35 and who played in the 2003 and 2007 World Cups and was capped 67 times as a Wallaby, has kept in touch with Nadolo, 27, and Kuridrani, 24, by text messages in their World Cup build-ups and recent days. In those messages he said: "I'm proud of their achievements and what they are doing and, 'Just to go out and play your footy and enjoy the Rugby World Cup and the experience of it.'"
Tuqiri suspects the heart strings may pull in Kuridrani a little when he faces the Fijian Cibi before the kick-off, saying: "He'll probably be saying it in the back of his head while they are doing it."
But Tuqiri is certainly keen to see Nadolo and Kuridrani square-off once the game is under way. "I think they will at different times, but if you watch the game they will probably get up and pat each other on the back," Tuqiri says. "They will probably talk a bit of Fijian with each other on field to says 'take it easy' ??? Tevita will probably say that to Nemani and visa versa. Look for a few smiles and winks now and then. It will be entertaining."
Tuqiri has been struck by the resilience of Nadolo since he was released by the Waratahs after 2009, after which he played in France, England and Japan before joining the Canterbury Crusaders in 2014. "He didn't kick on at the 'Tahs' and then went away ??? He could have gone like a lot of guys where careers can fall through then," said Tuqiri who was then also on the Waratahs roster. "I really admire his patience and tenacity ??? he has been around the world and back."
After watching Nadolo play against England - he made a number of busts, kicked a penalty goal and scored a try - Tuqiri is confident he will leave his mark on the World Cup. "I was really proud watching him," Tuqiri said. "He met all expectations.
"In the past he probably hasn't lived up to it, but he did on Saturday. I hope he carries that on throughout the rest of the tournament. I think he will."
Tuqiri, who was at the Waratahs when Nadolo joined in 2008, suspects a plethora of outside backs in the squad and a lack of playing opportunity so early in career went against his chances of being re-signed. "He just needed a go, and at the time there were a lot of wingers around," Tuqiri said. "From a Fijian mentality if coaches have that faith in you we can pretty much do anything. He wasn't lacking confidence. He just needed go. He has got that in Japan."
Tuqiri said he was asked about Nadolo by the Crusaders before they signed him. "They were obviously asking questions at the time - and he hasn't looked back since," Tuqiri said. "It also has to do with the calibre of player around him in bringing out that potential.
"He has done that at the Crusaders and has flourished ever since he has been there."
Tuqiri agrees that by playing in France, England, Japan and now New Zealand, Nadolo, who now has 21 Test caps for Fiji, has become comfortable in adapting to a variety of players, teams and cultures. "Exactly," Tuqiri said.
"He has also found that by being away from home for a fair bit of time now and by himself he pretty much has had to grow up quickly. When he was young he was very much a mummy's boy and has had to grow up very quickly."