SAD NEWS FOR RUGBY COACH LOST HIS SEVEN YEAR OLD SON EARLY HOURS OF THE MORNING
Fijian star Josua Tuisova spoke about the boy’s death hours before the Rugby World Cup Josua Tuisova’s 7-year-old son has died after a long illness and the Fijian player will miss the funeral after deciding to stay at the World Cup in France.
Harry Latham-Coyle Tuesday 3 October 2023 at 10:31 BST comments andlt;pandgt;Josua Tuisova played in Fiji’s game against Georgia after hearing the heartbreaking news and Josua
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Read our privacy statement Fijian star Josua Tuisova played in his team’s Rugby World Cup win over Georgia just hours after learning of the death of his seven-year-old son.
Midfielder Tuisova played 79 minutes in the decisive win in Bordeaux, which moved the Pacific Islanders one point away from the quarter-finals. Tuisova’s father, Isikeli Ratulevu, confirmed to Fiji Village that his son had decided not to return to the island for Votua’s funeral on Tuesday.
The child’s death came after a long illness. Tuisova, 29, joins Racing 92 in Paris at the end of this tournament, having spent his entire professional career in the top 14 of the French rankings, entering in the seventh round.
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permutations: Which teams could reach the quarter-finals? He won gold with Fiji’s sevens team at the 2016 Rio Olympics, while his younger half-brother Filipo Nakosi, a former teammate at Toulon, has also represented his country internationally. Fiji play their last match in Pool C against Portugal in the last eight in Toulouse on Sunday.
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“I’m really just worried about Portugal’s future, we have to take care of things,” Raiwalui said. “Prepare well and execute. If we look too far away from it, we will slip.”
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