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thankful to my brothers for sticking together as a team.” sands more. The best from this team is yet to come. Con-
The Fijiana had to deal not only with COVID restrictions and gratulations Girls!”
lockdowns, but also issues of discrimination, and the attitude But we could ask ourselves, where to from now? I believe
that “rugby is not meant for women”. one way we could help assist the teams is by giving them
Following their scintillating rugby at the Olympics, mes- more support. Let’s get behind our Rugby 7s warriors, es-
sages of support, appreciation and love for the team have pecially the women’s team, as they build from the Olympic
flooded mainstream platforms and social media. People of success. Let’s get our young girls involved in rugby.
all ages, ethnicity, gender and social backgrounds have taken National Federation Party MP Lenora Qereqeretabua has
their time to show their appreciation for both teams and how since told parliament that in order for women to consistently
proud they are of them. succeed at this elite level of sports, there must be respect
An important lesson we can learn from their stories is the for their efforts and an equal playing field: “There must be a
attitude of not giving up. However difficult the circumstances development pathway, there must be an adequate, equal and
and situations we face in our lives may be, we should perse- fair distribution of financial support by governing bodies for
vere. Rugby teaches us the Fijian moral value of “dau vosota players, the teams, clubs and officials from government and
vakadede” – which basically means in English, to persevere from sponsors.”
(and resilience, endurance and patience). Let’s do away with the primitive idea that rugby is only
For the players and many of their supporters, the victories for men. As we have witnessed, the Fijiana are more than
and these stories of perseverance reveal the greatness of God capable of achieving rugby greatness and their Pacific sisters
in ourselves; all we have to do is believe and trust in Him, and in other rugby-crazy island nations could follow suit.
He will provide. Together we can do it. The grand achievements in Tokyo
The Fiji government showed its support by rewarding the were not only victories for Fiji. As Papua New Guinea Olympic
players with cash incentives; FJ$33,000 for the gold medalists Committee General Secretary, Auvita Rapilla said, “It’s been
and $11,000 for the bronze medalists, as the country’s token great that we could celebrate with Fiji with medals…We don’t
of appreciation to their Olympic heroes. Fiji Prime Minister see it as just for Fiji. It’s for us as well, the Pacific. And it’s
Frank Bainimarama shared his admiration for the women’s fantastic.”
achievements, saying, “With the eyes of the young women of
Fiji upon these heroes, no doubt we’ll soon see many thou- sports@islandsbusiness.com

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