‘If one suffers, we all suffer’ is Fiji’s mantra following the deaths of Josua Tuisova's son and Sam Matavesi's father ahead of England clash
‘If one suffers, we all suffer’ is Fiji’s mantra following the deaths of Josua Tuisova’s son and Sam Matavesi’s father ahead of England clashJosua Tuisova remarkably playing on in the competition, has returned home to Cornwall to be with his family after the passing away on Tuesday night of his father, Sireli, a legend of Cornish rugby., partly as it would be the finest and most apt tribute to his father, and partly as Fiji’s other two hookers have six caps between them.
Asked on Wednesday if these blows would make Fiji gather round the affected individuals and therefore become stronger as a team, Bai said: “For us in Fiji, family is everything. We are far away from Fiji, we have been 15 weeks from our own families since we started this campaign, so we make sure that this becomes our family.
Fiji beat Australia and Georgia in their pool, while losing narrowly to Wales and, much more surprisingly Portugal last Sunday, to reach the last eight.’s view that Fiji are many people’s favourite second team here. As for the mood back home in the Pacific islands, the simple word “excitement” does not sum it up.
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