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KICKED off the Fijian Touchline: Olympic winning coach Ben Ryan is fast becoming Zero from Hero; Unions too scared to nominate him for award 

10/1/2017

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FIJI Rugby Union chief executive officer John O'Connor has clarified that no local rugby union nominated The Fiji Times Person of the Year and former national sevens coach Ben Ryan for the 'Best coach' category when nominations for the Fiji Rugby Awards closed.

And this was why Ryan who coached Fiji to win the World Rugby Sevens Series for the second time last year as well as to win the first sevens rugby Olympic gold medal was not among the list of names in contention for the best coach of the year award.

O'Connor provided the clarification in response to queries on why Ryan was not nominated for the category despite his international achievements which attracted global recognition for Fiji.

Ryan was recently named Pacific Person of the Year by Islands Business Magazine. He also won the Special Award for Lifetime Achievement at the Rugby Union Writers Club on Monday evening. The special award given by the club has had previous recipients such as former Wallabies coach Bob Dwyer, former South African captain Francois Piennar, once most capped rugby player in the world France's Philippe Sella, Jason Leonard, Brian O'Driscoll and Jonny Wilkinson.

Ryan was nominated for "Coach of the Year" at the World Rugby Awards last year together with Osea Kolinisau for sevens "Player of the Year" and the national sevens team as the "Team of the Year".

However, they did not win any of the awards much to the disappointment of the FRU, which felt one of the nominees should have at least won an award.

But at this Saturday's FRU Awards, which is being held after a lapse of some years, O'Connor said all nominees should be nominated by unions.

He added though "the FRU nominated Ryan for the coach of the year category for the Fiji Sports Awards".

Former Naitasiri coach Reverend Joji Rinakama said Ryan's contribution to Fiji rugby should be acknowledged and recognised.

The award is set to be held at the Novotel Hotel in Lami. Source: Fiji Times, 11 January 2017

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6 Comments
kaiviti
11/1/2017 05:59:59 am

Limuri squad since 2006.

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jml
11/1/2017 10:13:43 am

Truly verevakbau is alive and well.

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Welcome Home
11/1/2017 06:20:00 pm

A disgraceful, ungrateful and gratuitous demonstration by all the Fijian Rugby Unions that we shall be unlikely to forget or overlook. Almost as deeply disturbing as the daily indignities visited upon so many Fijian mothers, wives, daughters and vulnerable patients. There is a thread running through these stories. Let us use our imaginations!

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Red Card
12/1/2017 09:06:35 am

O'Connor is fast becoming a puppet of the regime. He will say whatever he's been told to do so he can keep his job. The Flying Fijians despite having some top class players have been average during his tenure. Ratu Peni's achievement as a coach will never be matched as long as the murderous Kean remains at the helm with Bai's son in law scheming and manipulating behind the scene.

They've removed Kauvesi and the next person to go is Oscar as Baber looks for an excuse after the Wellington and Dubai leg. I feel sorry for the players from last years winning squad. Ratu Peni has set the blueprint for what FRU needs to do to retain our winning edge. Sadly they've decided to go back to the old ways of doing things. New management and coaches every so often and no consistency in selection.

Best of luck to Baber but if he is not as competent and strategic as Ratu Peni it will be bye-bye Baber after next years 7s series.

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Lewis link
12/1/2017 11:49:47 am

Look at the fake smile on bainikhayum. Reminds me of movie dumb and dumber.

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Joe
13/1/2017 05:23:25 am

Yes, cowards

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