Fiji's rugby 7s coach given land and chiefly name as Olympic 'thank you'
 

Fiji's rugby 7s coach given land and chiefly name as Olympic 'thank you'
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There's ** stopping the celebrations in Fiji, after the country took home its first medal at the Rio Olympics, beating the United Kingdom in a powerful, emotional rugby 7s match.

While the team has already been overwhelmed with plaudits, their coach has been scoring plenty of gratitude for his efforts too.

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Englishman Benjamin Ryan, who has been Fiji's coach since 2013, has been rewarded with three acres of land and given a chiefly name, Ratu Peni Raiyani Latianara The ho**urs come care of the traditional owners of the area in Serua, the Ketenitukani people.* Read more...

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