“It is 2024. Let’s give our native coaches that likelihood. We are able to get technical advisors from overseas to assist them.
Vilimoni Delasau in Lautoka on February 6, 2024. Picture: Visa Nasukia
Legendary Flying Fijians rugby winger Vilimoni Delasau believes now’s the very best time for the Flying Fijians (nationwide males’s rugby staff) to get a neighborhood head coach.
In an interview with Solar Sports activities Yesterday, Delasau mentioned he was backing Senirossi Sarvakula for the Flying Fijian head coach job.
“The time has come for a neighborhood to educate the Flying Fijians,” mentioned Delasau, who’s now head coach of Bay Rugby.
“We’ve got been saying for a few years that we wish to develop our native coaches. When will we use them? How lengthy do we have to develop them? Why do not we give them an opportunity?
“It is 2024. Let’s give our native coaches that likelihood. We are able to get technical advisors from overseas to assist them.
The Flying Fijians have reached the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup in 1987, 2007 and 2023.
They’d former nationwide representatives reminiscent of Ruto Josateke Suwau, Aloysius Tabua and Simon Raivoloi as head coaches of the World Cup groups that made the quarter-finals.
Delasau was one of many stars of Fiji’s marketing campaign on the 2007 RWC beneath head coach Tabua.
The Flying Fijians – coached by Sir John Kirwan – beat Japan 35-31, Canada 29-16 earlier than beating Wales 38-34. They’re second to Australia within the ballot. Within the quarters the Fijians suffered a shock defeat to eventual winners South Africa and leveled the rating at 20-20 halfway by means of the second half earlier than successful 37-20.
Delasso mentioned there are some nice former gamers who’ve been there and completed it for the nation.
“They have been within the teaching and the system for a very long time and why are we pushing them apart?” It saddens me to see former gamers like Seruvakula, Bobo (Sireli) and plenty of others who proved themselves as gamers however weren’t given an opportunity to educate.
“How lengthy will it take?” Every little thing we used to depend on from abroad is right here, so it is time to go native.
Delasso mentioned enter from World Rugby and Oceania Rugby needs to be taken significantly.
He mentioned rugby has developed effectively in Bay because it was referred to as a football-mad city. Now, he mentioned, there’s a shift.
“We’ve got extra rugby educators in Fiji and for non-rugby we’re supported by these teaching educators. We depend on them to go to our golf equipment and communities to create consciousness of the game. They know the event side, the information of the sport, and the way in which to play.
“All in all, we’ve good gamers, good coaches right here. Why do not we give them an opportunity?
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