When her son was first selected for the national team, Vualiku cried. "What Jerry provides is a real consistent, rational approach to the game.
Victory for South Africa and a fifth-place finish for Fiji saw the Blitzboks take the 2017-18 Sevens World Series title by just two points. Ryan moved to the Pacific Islands with his interest in the game at its lowest ebb after being disillusioned by his job with the English RFU.Fiji won two successive men's Sevens World Series titles, and backed that up to take Olympic gold at Rio 2016.Ryan built up an amazing rapport with his team, but opted to walk away from the role after the Olympics when his contract expired.However, Ryan -- pictured with Ro Dakuwaqa in Rio -- remains closely linked with the Fiji players and is working to ensure they get a fair pay deal for playing on the global stage.The Englishman (pictured celebrating after the Olympic final) closely follows the team's fortunes after parting ways.Fiji enjoyed strong support in Brazil during the Olympics.But that was dwarfed by the celebrations that greeted both Ryan and his players on their return to Fiji after August's Games.In the ensuing months, Ryan attended a number ceremonies for him and his players.Members of the public would line up at his home in Fiji to give him gifts and thank him for what he had achieved.
"I went to my neighbor and asked if I could borrow her 40-gallon drum," says Vualiku. ""It's not me, it's not my husband. The Blitzboks Ben Ryan spent a golden three years with Fiji's sevens team. Playmaker and possibly the heartbeat of the Fijian 7s side, Jerry Tuwai acknowledged God for his win as the 2019 HSBC World Rugby Men’s Sevens Player of the Year.This was Tuwai’s third year to have been nominated.The Fiji Airways Fijian 7s half-back on his Facebook page thanked everyone who had contributed to his win.“Mum and Dad, thank you for teaching me humility, respect and a belief that I can achieve something great.”The humble award recipient said it was an honor and privilege to accept the award on behalf of his family, country and his teammates.“To my wife, Ani Folau Tuwai and my two kids, Jone and Lani; the courage and support you gave me every day is unparalleled.”Tuwai also made special mention of the rugby clubs and unions that helped developed his skills as a rugby player.“Without these clubs I would not have developed my rugby, so for that I’m grateful.”The playmaker said his team mates are like his brothers.“And to my brothers without you guys I would not be here with this amazing award.“These are the boys who do all the hard work on and off the field and they deserve this more than me.”Last but a special thank you was dedicated towards the former coach, Ben Ryan who provided him an opportunity to play at the highest level of 7s rugby.Jerry Tuwai made his debut for Fiji at the 2014 Gold Coast Sevens and has been the face of Fiji 7s ever since. A diminutive figure at 5'7", the first jersey Tuwai wore for a local team flapped around his knees. But, explains the Welshman, "when Jerry speaks, everybody listens. He's never changed," says Vualiku.
Jerry's never changed.Time Out: Siya Kolisi donates supplies to townships in the pandemicRugby club slammed for signing controversial star Israel FolauSonny Bill Williams: 'I had to step up' after terror attacksSonny Bill Williams hoping to 'open doors' with rugby league switchSiya Kolisi: It's a privilege to fight for the people back homeJerry Tuwai sinks to his knees after his Fiji side scored a try in the last play of the game to win the Singapore Sevens title over Australia in April.Tuwai is enjoying his second season as captain of this Fiji side, which is currently well-placed to win a third Sevens World Series title in four years and first under coach Gareth Baber.After making his international debut in 2014, Tuwai has gained a reputation as one of the world's best attacking players, beating defenders with clever sidesteps and devastating speed.
I started in the morning from one side of the village, came home for lunch, then took it up and started from the top of the village. "This is not a good place," Tuwai's mother Seruwaia Vualiku tells "All the children, when they play games, they want to be like Jerry. "When he comes away [from the field], he is the most humble player. His side ran out New Zealand's Black Ferns inflicted the heaviest ever series defeat on Australia in the final of the Canada Sevens, scoring eight tries in a 46-0 demolition of their rivals.Fiji moved to the top of the standings with a tense victory over Australia in Japan gained a berth in next year's Sevens World Series with a 19-14 victory over Germany in the qualifier event.
It was all in God's plan. "I led all the children, the mothers, everybody round the roads with the big drum. When he's travelling with the team, Tuwai takes his Olympic gold medal with him in his suitcase -- the first and only medal of any kind that Fiji has won at the Games. But today, to the people of Newtown, the Fiji star represents hope. It's all very well being 6'6" and 120-odd kilos, but when you're his size and you're still smashing people around like he does -- then that commands respect. Like many Fijians, he is deeply religious, often seen looking to the sky after scoring a try. It's God. "The same Jerry I brought up, the same Jerry that went to New York or Hong Kong, has come back the same Jerry. He celebrates winning Olympic gold -- Fiji's first -- in 2016 with teammate Vatemo Ravouvou. You've got to have ultimate respect for it. He has crossed the whitewash 21 times this season.
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