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Fiji’s players went more than four months without seeing their friends and families in order to achieve their Olympic dream in Japan.<\/p>\n
The team is halfway through a six-week break, after completing two weeks in managed isolation following their triumph in Tokyo, while coach Gareth Baber is in Wales.<\/p>\n
Fiji Rugby CEO John O’Connor told RNZ<\/strong> Pacific the team would only be allowed to train in bubbles because of the country’s Covid-19 crisis and putting a squad together to compete at short notice was not feasible.<\/p>\n“After six months of bubbles leading to Olympics, we are very mindful of player safety and welfare. Quarantine is also an obstacle since it’s unions who have to meet the cost.”<\/p>\n
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