Fiji 7s surprise

But Vodafone Fiji 7s coach Ben Ryan is keeping the player’s name under his sleeves and will only name the player if he is selected to be part of the Hong Kong and Singapore 7s tournaments. Speaking to Times Sports, Ryan did not want to divulge any further information on the player, only saying that we’ll “find out when we pick the side”.However, Times Sports believes that the player could be one of the France-based players that Ryan had been eyeing to have in the team. The mecca of sevens tournament with the last three tournaments in the series will also be the last chance for any overseas-based player to make the side in order to be eligible for the Rio Olympics selection. Meanwhile, Ryan said they had put together a world-class protocol to assist the team should players go through another phase of health problem as in previous tournaments. “We only really had big problems in Vegas and Vancouver. We have world-class protocols in place for reducing (should there) any chance of illness,” Ryan said. In South Africa, nippy Jerry Tuwai was affected and it happened as well in Las Vegas which saw key players such as Vatemo Ravouvou and Amenoni Nasilasila missing out in the last tournament in Vancouver, Canada. Meanwhile, another fitness test is expected to be conducted today as Ryan said “some boys have some improvements to make – there will be another test on Tuesday” after they had a fitness test conducted when they marched into camp last week. The Hong Kong 7s will be held on April 8-10 and the Singapore tournament will be on April 16-17.(Vodafone Fiji’s coach Ben Ryan talking to the team during a recent tournament. Picture: Vodafone)