But that did not stop his Otago team-mates giving Naulia Dawai a gentle ribbing when they first noticed him celebrating by tapping the inscription after he had scored a try.
''Yeah, I got that last year,'' Dawai said.
''But it is for my daughters because they are my motivation on the field.''
Before every game he calls home to hear his daughters' voices and the powerful loose forward got plenty of opportunities to honour them on Sunday.
The 28-year-old Fijian scored three tries in the 35-29 defeat to Auckland and set up another when he drew two defenders and got off a superb pass.
''I was stoked to get the tries but it was just hard work from all the forwards,'' he said.
Otago's rolling maul has been working well this season and Dawai was on hand to barge his way over.
He is hoping for a repeat performance against Wellington at Westpac Stadium tonight and against Southland in Dunedin next week.
His wife, Rosi (27), and his daughters are making the trip from Fiji to watch him play. Hannah is 5 and Love is 2.
The family keep in touch through online video websites.
Dawai hails from Nadi and moved to New Zealand in 2011 to link up with Southland. He played 10 games for the Stags before throwing his kit in with Otago.
He plays for Harbour in the Dunedin premier competition and has a reputation as a hard tackler with an eye for the try line.
He has surprising pace for a bloke who weighs 108kg and was Harbour's joint leading try-scorer with 10 this winter.
While Dawai should make sure he gets a copy of the game tape and can feel proud about his effort against Auckland, Otago still lost and it hurt.
''There were just a few patches when we got out of our systems and we kind of lost our way.
''But if we can keep to our systems and execute our moves, we can get a win.
''We work hard, we do. It is just not going our way, I guess. If we just keep working it will come.''
Dawai will start at blindside for tonight's game.
It is the spot he feels most comfortable with, but he can play anywhere in the back row and has played a lot of rugby at hooker.
Otago will be playing its second game in five days and has had a tough start to its campaign, with matches against the four leading premier sides and the leading championship side.
Wellington has had a much easier run but came unstuck against Tasman on Friday, losing 36-17. Perhaps Michael Collins has the biggest challenge.
The inside back has been named at fullback for Otago and will mark former All Black Cory Jane.
