By PAUL REES

Sam Matavesi is confident the appointment of Simon Raiwalui as Fiji’s head coach will minimise the loss of Vern Cotter who resigned in January, nine months before the World Cup.
Fiji, as was the case in 2019, are in the same pool as Australia, Wales and Georgia and there were concerns that Cotter’s sudden departure would disrupt their preparations.
But Northampton hooker Matavesi believes the arrival of Raiwalui, a former Fiji captain who played for Saracens, Sale, Newport and Racing 92, will give them every chance of getting out of their group in France.
“He is a really good ...