Raiwalui has transformed Fiji, says old mate Gough

By ROB COLE

IF Fiji get off to a flyer at the World Cup and beat Wales in Bordeaux today, then most of the credit will be due to their new coach Simon Raiwalui. That’s the view of the Welshman who used to put his arm around the 6ft 7in giant as part of the boilerhouse in the Newport scrum back in the day. Now the 64-times capped, double Grand Slammer Ian Gough fears the work that Raiwalui has put into his former Test team as head coach could prove the difference between victory and defeat for them today. Raiwalui, 49, has only been in charge of Fiji for 203 days after he w...

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