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Nouvel entraîneur (provisoire) pour les Fidji

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - OCTOBER 16: Fiji coach Senirusi Seruvakula is interviewed after the Pool C Rugby World Cup 2021 match between Fiji and South Africa at Waitakere Stadium on October 16, 2022, in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Hannah Peters - World Rugby/World Rugby via Getty Images)

L’ancien entraîneur des Fijian Drua, Senirusi Seruvakula, est le nouvel entraîneur principal par intérim de l’équipe de rugby des Flying Fijians.

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C’est ce qu’a confirmé l’administrateur de la Fédération fidjienne de rugby (FRU), Simione Valenitabua dans un communiqué de la FRU publié vendredi 24 novembre à Suva. Seruvakula assurera l’intérim au moins jusqu’en janvier 2024.

Le poste avait été laissé vacant par Simon Raiwalui, qui a pris sa retraite après la Coupe du Monde de Rugby en France en octobre. Son contrat se terminait officiellement mercredi 22 novembre.

Dans un message publié sur X (anciennement Twitter), l’ancien mentor des Flying Fijians s’est dit « très reconnaissant » pour « ce qui a été accompli au cours de ces quatre années intéressantes ».

« Le rugby fidjien occupera toujours une place chère à mon cœur », a-t-il ajouté.

Seruvakula, un entraîneur habitué aux victoires

Seruvakula était d’ailleurs entraîneur adjoint de Raiwalui pendant la campagne de la Coupe Monde de Rugby.

« Nous tenons à féliciter Seruvakula, qui, manifestement, frappe à la porte depuis longtemps. Le conseil d’administration de la FRFUT et moi-même pensons qu’il mérite le poste d’entraîneur des Flying Fijians après avoir travaillé avec les équipes réserves pendant de nombreuses années », a salué Simione Valenitabua.

Seruvakula avait entraîné les Fiji Warriors pour remporter le World Rugby Pacific Challenge Trophy 2016-2019, le Championnat national de rugby d’Australie 2017-2019 avec les Fijian Drua et était entraîneur adjoint des Flying Fijians pour le test-match contre les Barbarians en 2019.

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Avec l’équipe féminine de rugby, il a remporté le Super W en Australie (2022), puis le Oceania Womens (2022) et a mené les Fijiana à la Coupe du Monde de Rugby féminin 2021 jouée en 2022 en Nouvelle-Zélande.

Pas un boulot facile…

« Ce rôle n’est pas facile, surtout après la qualification des Flying Fijians pour les quarts de finale et leurs victoires contre des nations de premier plan comme l’Angleterre et l’Australie au cours des derniers mois », a déclaré le nouveau coach.

« Avec l’arrivée de nouveaux joueurs au sein des Fijian Drua et la performance exceptionnelle des joueurs lors de nos compétitions locales, je vais sans aucun doute devoir faire un recensement de nos forces et faire des projections en vue de la Coupe du Monde de Rugby en Australie en 2027. »

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