This is what happens when faking injury goes comically wrong. It happened at a Sevens tournament in Samoa, between villages Vaiala and Vailele. As you can see, tensions sparked a quick exchange between two players, with neither one landing a clean shot. That didn't stop Simaika Mikaele, as he fell to the floor dramatically then rolled around to get the opposition player in trouble. Sadly for him referee James Bolabiu was right on hand, and thankfully took the whole incident with a pinch of salt, laughing it off along with the rest of the players. We don't know at what point Mikaele realised he looked ridiculous so played it up, but either way it shows just how crazy it is when players feign injury or dive to the floor when they clearly haven't actually been injured, and there has been no contact made. Mikaele used to play Sevens for Samoa, and can actually be seen making a massive hit at the Hong Kong Sevens against New Zealand about four years ago in this archived clip. He won't be too proud of what happened here though, unless it was all a joke from the start. The match looked to be played in good spirits anyway, so maybe he'll get away with it. If anyone has any further info on the players involved, please let us know.

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