Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu is on the sharply worded warpath again, attacking the appointment of Gordon Tietjens as the Samoan sevens coach. The outspoken Fuimaono-Sapolu said Tietjens' inability to speak Samoan was among the problems and attacked the way "old white male coaches" were able to operate outside of rugby's eligibility rules. And he can change countries and coach Samoa tomorrow, a country he has absolutely no connection to," Fuimaono-Sapolu told RugbyPlanet. But Tietjens does not speak Samoan. Fuimaono-Sapolu said: "Gordon Tietjens will be paid more than the Head of State, the highest paid government official.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 16, 2016 19:07 UTC