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Agen lose patience with Caucau
Scrum.com
September 6, 2010
Rupeni Caucaunibuca tries to evade Edinburgh defenders during the European Cup match, Armandie stadium, Agen, France, October 20, 2006
Rupeni Caucaunibuca has been shown the door at Agen © Getty Images
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Agen have shown the door to the troublesome Rupeni Caucaunibuca following his latest unauthorised absence from the Top 14 club.

The mercurial Fijian wing, a star of the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia, failed to appear for pre-season and was swiftly informed that he no longer had a role to play upon his eventual return for talks with president Alain Tingaud and team manager Christian Lanta on Monday.

The 30-year-old's absence was accompanied by reports that he was undergoing treatment from a natural healer for a shoulder injury. He returned to international action for Fiji in June as they took on Australia in Canberra, winning his first Test cap since 2006, and was also linked with a possible Super Rugby contract at the Brumbies.

Agen showed admirable determination and no little flair on Sunday to overhaul a 20-point deficit in their 23-23 draw with Perpignan and Lanta signalled their intention to release Caucau in his post-match interview.

"Our performance in the second half proved that there's no place at Agen for Rups," he told La Montagne.

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