Children of Porirua Primary School cheered on the Flying Fijians at their training session yesterday.

Among the crowd watching was former Fiji fullback Filipe Rayasi who played for Fiji from 1994 97, his last Test being against the All Blacks in 1997.

The former Japan based player seems relatively impressed by the current crop of Flying Fijians.

Rayasi is also quietly confident the Flying Fijians will turn on the style this weekend against the World Champions.

Nicky Little got a happy surprise after training yesterday when about one hundred or so school children sung happy birthday to him on the pitch.

Nicky is Fiji's most popular player wherever he goes and more so in his home country, New Zealand.

There was a further surprise for "Lailai" in the evening when a delicious chocolate cake was presented to him by players and management.

In case you're wondering Nicky is 35 years young today.

Story by: Selina Navuso