FRU to tweak 7s squad to final leg
Interim Chairman, Rafaele Kasibulu after meeting with coach Iliesa Tanivula and his assistant Josateki Savou, manager Talemo Waqa and captain Dale Tonawai, believed that some senior players will need to face the axe when the team will be name.
While the decision on the coaching staff will be made on Monday, Kasibulu said that the report from the management team highlighted that some senior players have attitude and discipline problem which they need to address before the next tournament.
He added that the final 12 member team will be name from the 25 member squad that was announced after the Marist 7s in February with members of the Fiji Military Forces also available for selection.
The next leg of the IRB 7s in England will kick-off on the 21st of May.
Story by: Dreu Vukailagi
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