Samoa’s new appointed sevens coach Sir Gordon Tietjens says his excitement to join the potential in Samoan sevens will make his work much more enjoyable.
Samoan sevens will make his work much more enjoyable.
However, he admits that building championship teams won’t happen overnight.
“I can assure you it’s going to take a gradual amount of time to get the players you need, talent identification and then get out there and perform,” he said.
“And it’s not a quick fix but I can assure you as well, that you’ll see massive improvements,” he added.
Tietjens was named coach in Apia last Friday.
Prime Minister Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegaoi said the long search for the perfect coach to take on Samoa’s sevens team is finally over and it’s a decision he applauds as the President of the Samoa Rugby Union.
“In entrusting our sevens team to Sir Gordon, we believe we have a coach who understands the importance of rugby to our people and he has very deep appreciation and how to get out the best talents we have,” he said.
“We are indeed very excited about this appointment as we believe it has the potential to uncover new talents, his coaching prowess will help us realize our potential on the world stage,” he said.
Tietjens replaces former Samoan Sevens coach Damien McGrath after only eight active months with the Samoan team.