Fiji\u2019s most decorated rugby 7s player, Jerry Tuwai has confirmed that he will be stepping away from rugby and will be looking to venture into coaching.<\/p>\n
The 35-year-old made the announcement following the team\u2019s second-place finish at the Paris Olympics Men\u2019s rugby 7s competition over the weekend.<\/p>\n
Tuwai says it has been a wonderful journey in rugby for him, especially winning two Olympic gold medals in Rio and Tokyo.<\/p>\n
He says he was blessed to have gotten another opportunity to represent Fiji at another Olympics and share his experience with the new players in Paris.<\/p>\n
Tuwai says his plan now is to get into coaching and hopefully, help out coach Osea Kolinisau in the future.<\/p>\n
Tuwai made his debut for Fiji at the Gold Coast 7s in 2014 and has achieved some great successes in his rugby journey which includes two Olympics gold medals and 1 Olympics silver medal, 3 HSBC World 7s series titles, a Rugby 7s World Cup title and 2 commonwealth games silver medals.<\/p>\n
He was also named the World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year in 2019 and in 2020, he was named the World Rugby Men\u2019s 7s Player of the Decade.<\/p>\n
Tuwai and the Fiji Men\u2019s 7s side is expected to arrive back into the country this weekend.<\/p>\n
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