Zaitun Sahim 
Flying Fijians Head Coach Simon Raiwalui
The Fiji Rugby Union thanks Simon Raiwalui, the head coach of the Flying Fijians, for his excellent work in building a strong team and effective management for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
Interim Chair Peter Mazey praises Raiwalui for creating a budget that fairly pays the players and coaching staff.
“When the trustees came on board, no funding had been approved for them at that time so we were very happy that we were able to put together and thanks to Simon for doing that, putting it together a good budget that rewarded the men and brought in the best management team that he could.”
Interim Chair Peter Mazey
Mazey emphasizes that all decisions about managing the team were made by Raiwalui alone.
He also says that the results of Raiwalui’s decisions have been very impressive.
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