RWC reflection
WELL the 2019 Rugby World Cup is all but over for our beloved Flying Fijians, with it were some negatives but I guess a whole lot of positives.
Unfortunately in my part of the world we are currently on blackout so as to prevent a repeat of the disastrous fire of 2017 that ravaged Northern California, but that is another story.
So I did not get to watch the game yet as I was working that night and had planned to watch it the next day, but alas circumstances were beyond my control.
Although I’ve heard from friends about the game, I have chosen to wait for the power to come back up and watch it at my own time at home. So that being said, my reflection of the Japan RWC 2019 will be the same as I had posted on social media, that this world cup has brought the game we love to a shambles.
I remember playing the game and was taught that the man in the middle has the final say, and only they can control what they see, now we have the TMO dictating the game and overruling some decisions by the said “man in the middle”.
Also the bigwigs in the white house need to speak up and prepare to hold their own at some of the calls being made at this world showcase, as the TMO were more vigilant on some matches and were seen to be lenient on others.
We can’t keep going to these competitions only to be hard done by the officials, but that being said, we need to do our part as well, where I have always said all stakeholders needed to be on board from the grassroots right up to the top.
If players are creating mistakes at the upper level, it’s because it was not taught or enforced well at the bottom level, and note all these players started their careers from home except for Campo.
Also I agree with the director of Pacific Rugby Welfare Dan Leo “that Fiji has outgrown the Pacific Cup and needs to play in the tier 1”. So I urge the bigwigs in the White House to do their job and push for this as it is only onwards and upwards from here on.
Big thanks to long John and his team for preparing the boys and to Dom and the boys keep your heads up and keep striving for that goal, you are on the right track, no matter what people say you are all champions. LAWRENCE WARA
Santa Rosa, USA