That was ordinary compared to his magnificent signature moves though, which look akin to a basketballer weaving through traffic towards the hoop, with the ball aloft and being moved all over the place.
His offloads are as good as the skill gets, with the ball shoved through and around defenders on the end of telescopic arms. 'Big Naksy' is described as a cult figure in Scottish rugby, his combination of power and deft touches a unique sight in the game. He even has a strange back story to add to the aura.
Rugby's biggest magician couldn't escape the clutches of Fiji's military police according to a profile in the Telegraph. After signing for Glasgow in 2013 and wanting to commit to rugby fulltime, he headed home for a formal army discharge but found himself confined to barracks for three weeks. Nakarawa was then told he could win a release by winning a game for the army rugby team.
"We won that game and then I was allowed to go back to Glasgow," the paper reported him as saying.
He can't always be caged though. Glasgow coach Gregor Townsend, the former Scotland flyhalf, tried to curtail his offloading instincts before the final against Munster, encouraging him to be more discerning about releasing the ball. Fat chance.
Townsend told Nakarawa that Munster would target the offloads, and he would prefer him to concentrate on carrying the ball and going to ground, to be more discerning about releasing the ball.
"Fortunately he ignored his coach's advice," Townsend said after the game.
"The thing about Leone's offload is that he puts the ball to where it's best suited to a player. He puts it on a plate, he doesn't just throw it there."
His impressive World Cup raises a question: why is such an effective crowd pleaser not playing in the Super Rugby competition?
Nakarawa needed a dispensation to play the 2011 World Cup in New Zealand, which bans Fijian military people. Another welcome might also be extended.
New Zealand Rugby sensibly limits the overseas players in its franchises, but does make the odd exception and this would be a worthwhile case. Nakarawa is 27-years-old, so there is still a bit of time for a New Zealand franchise to put that right. He would be a great addition to a competition which places a premium on skill.
The World Cup stars from the OptaPro Top-25 leaderboards:
Carries: Schalk Burger (South Africa) 47, Mike Brown (England) 43, Michael Leitch (Fiji) 41. Also: Ben Smith, Julian Savea (NZ) 34, Sonny Bill Williams (NZ) 32.
Tackles: Mamuka Gorgodze (Georgia) 40, Michael Leitch (Japan) 37, Richie Gray (Scotland) 37.
Defenders beaten: Brown 16, Telusa Veainu (Tonga) 14, Santiago Cordero (Argentina) 13. Also: Nehe Milner-Skudder (NZ) 12.
Metres gained: Veainu 338, VTH van der Merwe (Canada) 328, Brown 323. Also: Smith 239, Julian Savea 225.
Offloads: Leone Nakarawa (Fiji) 22, Williams 20, Gorgodze, van der Merwe 14.
Breaks: Brown 8, Anthony Watson (England) 7, Veainu, Milner-Skudder 6. Also: Smith, Savea 5, Aaron Smith (NZ) 3.
Turnovers won: David Pocock (Australia) 8, Gorgodze, Nakarawa 7. Also: Kieran Read (NZ) 5, Jerome Kaino, Dane Coles (NZ) 3.
