Sir Gordon Tietjens is set to confirm he will lead Samoa's sevens programme, a coup for the Pacific Island nation after the hugely successful coach parted ways with New Zealand Rugby following the Olympics. What he will find at the Samoa Rugby Union's high performance centre in Tuana'imato, a 15-minute drive from Apia, are modest facilities but no shortage of enthusiasm and talent. "In Australia if you make the sevens team you live in Sydney, in South Africa you live in Stellenbosch and in Kenya it is Nairobi. Related Content Rio Olympics 2016: A new Olympic record for New Zealand Rio Olympics 2016: IOC chief Kitty Chiller apologizes for the 'trauma' nine Australian athletes suffered Rio Olympics 2016: Aussie athletes could be left stranded in Rio"In New Zealand we don't do that. New Zealand Rugby have yet to announce who will take over from Tietjens at the helm of the national team.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 13, 2016 00:22 UTC