IN-DEMAND Moses Rauluni has vowed to help Saracens have a crack at the Premiership title while placing any thoughts of a prospective move to the back of his mind.

The scrum-half led heroic Fiji to their first World Cup quarter-final in a decade after ending Wales' hopes with an amazing 38-34 triumph that stunned the rugby world.The little nation then gave eventual champions South Africa a run for their money before lapping up the deserved adulation at the end of their 37-20 defeat.

Their adventure even prompted Fijian villagers to scale mountains to get a decent television signal in order to follow their gods.

And while Fiji have made more prosperous rugby nations sit up and take note, their lion-hearted players are reaping the benefits. Skipper Rauluni was one of the players of the tournament and, despite approaching the twilight years of his career at 32, has interested a clutch of clubs impressed by his international pedigree.

However, the likable playmaker has shrugged off their attentions and is instead focusing on becoming an integral part of Saracens' immediate, and possible future success.

"There were a few sniffs from other clubs while I was in France but I want to concentrate on this year and worry about that when the time comes," said Rauluni, who is on the bench for tonight's game EDF Energy Cup game at Leeds.

"I never really expected clubs to be interested in me because of my age. However, I feel a lot fitter than I did during the last World Cup and am playing my best football."

While he accepts his role has been back-up to Alan Dickens and Neil de Kock, and Kyran Bracken before them, Rauluni is not one to gripe and is happy to take his chance when it comes.

"Neil de Kock has been playing well ever since he arrived here, which is great for competition," he added. "I've essentially been second string at Sarries but I've learned a lot from people like Kyran Bracken and Neil.

"Of course I want to keep playing and try and prove myself here. I feel I can play on for another two years and, if I still feel I've got it in me, maybe I will go to the 2011 Finals with Fiji. If it's good enough for Mike Catt (who is 36), it's good enough for me.

"I'll take it year by year but the World Cup has really revitalised me and given me a confidence boost."

Rauluni's contract is up at the end of this season so what would his reaction be if the club tabled a new deal? "It's something I would have to ponder," he commented. "I've settled well here and I live in a lovely area. I would love to stay but it depends on what happens in the next three or four months, then I will take it from there.

"It all comes down to how you perform and you have to do that to the best of your ability. You always need two or three scrum halves here and hopefully I can be one of them."

Rauluni has retired from the international scene for at least a year to concentrate on Saracens and becoming a father for the first time. However, should Fijian rugby receive the financial injection it so badly needs, their influential skipper would pull on the white shirt again in a flash.

"You never know what might happen," he added. "My thinking was that I finished on a good note so I can concentrate on my club rugby and family.

"There is going to be a lot of pressure on the next Fiji (World Cup) team. It's a rugby mad nation and they would not expect anything less (than a quarter final place), and neither would the boys."

Rauluni, who narrowly missed out on reaching the last eight with Fiji at the 1999 and 2003 tournaments, feels his country - currently ranked ninth in the world - can become one of the top five nations by the 2011 competition, providing cash is generated and spent on everything from coaching and equipment to the development of coaching in schools.

"Against Wales we were not just playing for ourselves - we were playing for the development of the game back home," said Rauluni. "It's all about money. The IRB are helping us a lot but because Fiji is such a small nation we don't get the big sponsorship money. The cash would help coach the coaches in getting their levels up.

"We haven't got the money and infrastructure of the other teams. It all depends how the managers and board of directors (at Fiji RFU) utilise the money."

Rauluni, who joined the Men in Black from Brisbane Easts in 2004, says Fiji's spell-binding journey to the quarter finals was build upon true grit and determination, and with or without an overhaul of its system, he expects them to shed their underdogs tag over the coming years.

"I think this World Cup was the best yet. There was more of a level playing field and the lesser teams really gave it a shot, which is all you can ask for.

"Other than the Wales result our first two games against Japan and Canada stand out for me. We fought for 80 minutes and our opponents almost scored in the last five minutes of both games, but we dug in. The boys showed tremendous heart and we carried that on through the competition."