Winning the Premiership in his first season in England would have been beyond his wildest dreams when he was a kid running 10kms to training and back in Suva, but the evidence is there, right in front of his eyes.
"It is shining brightly in my living room.
There is a reason I put it in the living room. That is the first place that I go to every morning," the 26-year-old said.
"It is hanging just behind my TV, so every time I put on the TV I am looking at it.
"I look at it and, I don't know, it just motivates me to become a better me every day. I think it is pretty early but to have another one of those would be unreal."
Sadly, Fiji's Pacific Nations Cup win a few months later did not merit individual medals. But Mayanavanua played his full part in helping his country win a sixth PNC title by appearing in all four games, to take his tally of caps up to 21, and dominating opponents in defence.
Like a lot of Fijians, Mayanavanua's rise to professional rugby wasn't straightforward, and involved some personal heartache, which makes everything he has achieved all the more commendable, and special to him.
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