Ulster’s Fijian flyer Timoci Nagusa revealed the birth of his nephew only hours before kick-off provided the inspiration for his two-try display in the 22-6 victory over Munster at Ravenhill last night.

Nagusa, 21, stunned the Magners League leaders and defending Heineken Cup champions, with a stunning brace of touchdowns as Ulster moved off the bottom of the table with an impressive win.

And Nagusa, a devout Christian, revealed that the birth of his sister’s first child, who was named after him, on the afternoon of the match gave him the confidence to deliver his best display since arriving at Ravenhill in July.

“Before I left home, my sister phoned me and she had just given birth and she said it was a boy and she had named him after me,” said Nagusa. “I felt so great driving to Ravenhill. And after tonight they will celebrating at home, drinking cava.

“I have been under pressure for the last games to score so I had to get my hands on the ball. I was a lot more confident this week. The game against Harlequins was a turning point for me. Everyone was saying to me that I could do better than that so I became more confident.

“I was getting very frustrated and it was a great relief to score. I know I can do much better, and it came out today. I was confident on my way to Ravenhill and just praying that it would go my way.”

Nagusa admitted that making the adjustment from sun-kissed Fiji to rain-lashed Ravenhill had been been quite a challenge and coming to terms with the structured northern hemisphere game had also explained his slow start to his Ulster career.

But the former police constable believes that now he has settled in, his best is yet to come.

He says he enjoyed his second try the most. “I just went like this,” he laughed, using his hands to express his electric burst.

“But I also got involved more. Previously I had just been standing waiting for the ball but Matty said to me that sometimes I have to get into the ruck. And when I went in, suddenly the ball popped up on our side. I have been working at my game, particularly my defence, so I am very happy.

“It was difficult for me to adjust when I first came over, particularly the weather. In Fiji it was 32 degrees. When I came here it was really cold. I said to Matty that it wasn’t on the contract, the weather.

“But it is almost November and I will just be celebrating my first year in professional rugby. I have still more to go. I have told myself I can do much better than this.

“The first game I played was for the Under-19 team. That was my first game. I was schooled in an English school and they played football but didn’t play rugby. Then when I was 19 I went to a Fiji school and they played rugby.

“And there was a competition there and I got picked for the Under-19 team. It is all too fast for me.

He added: “I have been telling my people back home that when I leave Ulster Rugby I will be a very good player because of all the training and support I have been getting here.

“Matty is very supportive. For most of the games, when they have picked the team, my name is in a bracket and I have to wait until the last day (to hear if he has been picked), so Matt has trusted in me and shown a lot of faith.”