Fiji coach’s job in doubt after review

Fiji plan to advertise for a new coach, likely making Sam Domoni the first head coach to lose his job for his team’s performance at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

The chairman of the Fiji Rugby Union, Colonel Mosese Tikoitoga, told the Fiji Times newspaper that the coaching staff at the Rugby World Cup was “not experienced enough for the job” and he was seeking a head coach who “will turn around our rugby players’ performance rather than someone who is just sitting there and earning a pay”.

Tikoitoga also said the Fiji squad had “an over-reliance on overseas players” and future teams may have to be made up of 70 per cent local players.

Players and officials involved in Fiji’s campaign in New Zealand have all been interviewed and Tikoitoga said it was obvious the team “was not ready for the World Cup”.

He said sweeping changes were likely to Fiji rugby’s coaching and administration.