Rugby Australia might be on the hunt for a new coach, but you can put a line through Simon Raiwalui. The man who orchestrated Fiji’s historic 22-15 win over the Wallabies in Saint Etienne to help secure their place in the World Cup knockout stages confirmed he would take up a position with World Rugby as a general manager for their high-performance unit. Raiwalui, who was Michael Cheika’s assistant at the 2019 World Cup, surprised many when he told followers via X, previously known as Twitter, that he was calling time on his association with Fiji on the eve of the World Cup final. Simon Raiwalui will step away from coaching to become World Rugby’s general manager of high performance. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

Raiwalui, who won many admirers with his respectful attitude, finished his contract with the governing body on November 23 and said “Fiji rugby will hold a special place dear to my heart”. The respected rugby figure was shortlisted for World Rugby coach of the year. The award was taken out by Andy Farrell. Raiwalui said he was looking forward to contributing to rugby’s development world wide. “I am joining World Rugby as the manager high performance,” he said at the Fiji Prime Minister’s International Business Awards in Nadi over the weekend. “It is something that I really invested in, the development and pathways of rugby, so I will be working worldwide. But like I have mentioned before hopefully one day I will be back in Fiji.

“Coaching the Flying Fijians is memorable. There are some interesting characters. “The proudest moment for me was to see them grow every day. As a team, as individuals, we wanted them to express themselves, we didn’t want them to be limited. “So, like I said from the start. Who are we? We are the Flying Fijians.
The All Blacks might face a similar scenario where they need a new captain, and Scott Robertson is not going to make any hasty decisions. Andy Farrell, Ireland team’s head coach, has not finished the four-year tenure yet as he was found to be a good candidate for the coach of the year award whereas the case of Sam Cane was much disputed whether he was suitable for captain or not. He faced some challenges but still managed to lead the team till the World Cup with some remarkable achievements. The presentation of the player under consideration lasted until the end, leaving everyone wondering about the team’s future strategies.

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