FIJI ARE LOOKING for a new head coach seven months before the Rugby World Cup after New Zealander Vern Cotter resigned on Thursday because of “personal reasons”.
The 61-year-old took charge of Fiji in 2020 after coaching French clubs Clermont Auvergne and Montpellier.Tevita Tuiloa, the union’s interim chief executive, refused to be drawn on who could replace Cotter — “it could be a Fijian or from abroad” — but expects to name a coach by the end of February. “Fiji Rugby was blessed to have Vern Cotter come on board, but the call came directly from him due to personal reasons,” Tuiloa told a press conference in Suva.
“Time is against us to find a coach to take the Flying Fijians to the next level , but we are confident we have the players.”Nations Analysis Get Murray Kinsella’s exclusive analysis of Ireland’s Six Nations campaign this springFiji have been drawn with Australia and Wales — both of whom also changed head coaches recently — as well as Georgia and Portugal in Pool C at the Rugby World Cup, which will take place in France and starts on 8 September.
Fiji’s best performance was at the 2007 tournament in France, where they reached the quarter-finals after a win over Wales, before losing to eventual winners South Africa.
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