[8] He had initially been signed as a temporary replacement to cover for the players playing in the Six Nations Championship,[9] but soon his contract was made permanent.

Although his side lost to England, South Africa and – surprisingly – Tonga while beating only the USA in the pool stages of the tournament, Fuimaono-Sapolu was one of the standout performers.

In the summer of 2009 Fuimaono-Sapolu left Bath to join Gloucester Rugby[11][12][13] on a one-year contract that was later extended for two further seasons.

[16] In March 2012, it was announced Sapolu would leave Gloucester to sign with Japanese side Coca-Cola West Red Sparks on a two-year contract.

One of Fuimaono-Sapolu's dearest causes has been to fight racism in sport and education, and to support fellow Polynesians, specially the younger generations.

[25][26] Fuimaono-Sapolu's use of social media (specially Twitter) has repeatedly landed him in trouble with rugby's governing bodies.

[27] Later in the tournament when Samoa lost to South Africa, Fuimaono-Sapolu tweeted that referee Nigel Owens was "racist" and "biased", which resulted in him being suspended from rugby for six months.

[28] However, this punishment was suspended for two years after he retracted his comments, apologies to Owens, and served 100 hours of Rugby community work in Samoa.

[31] He has also been critical of the perceived lack of political engagement from professional rugby players, citing former All Blacks captain Richie McCaw as someone who could have a big influence if he got behind social issues.