MAIKI Bunny' Burenivalu may have had a poor harvest in the fields of North Dorset, but Oakmeadians' rise from the Southern Counties South ashes looks set to continue with a very Fijian feel.

While Meyrick Park-based Oaks were toiling towards a hard-fought football score victory at Slaughtergate at the weekend, coach James Croker was putting the finishing touches to a new-look back line described by captain, and brother Will, as "devastating".

And while proposed new signing Malakai Magnus may not have an animal-inspired nickname a-la his illustrious Pacific Islands team-mate, Will Croker has already promised an even more powerful impact than Burenivalu's five tries on debut two weeks ago.

Croker, who confirmed Magnus's expected signing last night, said: "Malakai Magnus is Bunny's better mate' if you like. He's basically a Premiership standard winger like Bunny, but whereas Bunny is a specialist at Sevens, he is a specialist at 15s.

"He is in the same situation as Bunny in that he has a family, he's based down in Southampton in the army and he doesn't want all the travelling commitments at this stage of his career.

"He'll train with us on Thursday, but his registration won't be through in time for Saturday. He will be available for the away game at Wimborne in a couple of weeks though.

"It's possibly one of the best back lines on the south coast for me. I include Havant and Bournemouth in that."

As well as Magnus and England Sevens star Burenivalu, Oaks also welcomed back influential wing Sevi Kurewaka at Slaughtergate on Saturday - although the third member of the Fijian triumvirate, like Burenivalu, also failed to unlock a North Dorset side well drilled by former Bournemouth coach Pete Kennedy.

Croker, who watched Jamie Tryska slot over a penalty early in the second half, said: "It was just a bad day at the office and to come away with a 3-0 win is actually a massive result for us.

"They set their team up to make sure our runners had no opportunity to get their hands on the ball - it was all with the intention of stopping Waka and Bunny being able to do what they do.

"It's a moral victory for them in that they kept those guys quiet.

"They were well organised, which you would expect because Pete Kennedy always sets his teams up in a way that they are not going to get beaten."

Oaks: Burenivalu, Kurewaka, Drummond, Hare, Stephens, Tryska, Carmichael (Harman, 45), Hokianga, Flower, Hicks (McMahon, 45), Croker, Hudson, Smith, R Stephenson, Riley (M Stephenson, 55).