Sir Tietjens, who has been appointed the Samoan 7s team coach, revealed this in an interview with this newspaper last night.
"They were already at the top, they are already the best team in the world," he said, referring to the Fiji 7s team.
He made the comments in response to questions by this newspaper that have lingered in the minds of all Fijians where at one point he was rumoured to be one of the contenders for the Fiji 7s team coach.
