Former England rugby player and newly appointed High Performance Unit General Manager, Barrie-Jon Mather aims to build on some of the success the Flying Fijians and Fijiana had recently.
Mather highlighted this after his appointment alongside Alana Thomas and former Flying Fijians hooker Bill Gadolo.
He says his job now is to ensure the Flying Fijians build on their 2023 Rugby World Cup success by helping to fill the void created by the departure of Simon Raiwalui.
He adds that he will be meeting the Unions, and stakeholders and try to get a sense of where Fiji Rugby is at nationally, and will continue forward from there.
Mather says there’s a little more work to do in terms of the gyms and some of the facilities access for the Unions that will also make sure that they get what they need as well.
He further says that HPU shouldn’t be a stand-alone unit but they need to work with the Unions to identify the players and coaches so that they can have a more Fijian flavour to the Union as well.
Source: RugbyPass
