Fiji has fired director of rugby Laijipa Naulivou, a former women's national team captain, after she said there was a 'gay problem' in a newspaper interview.
Fiji sacked former national team captain Laijipa Naulivou just four days into her job as director of rugby.The Fiji Rugby Union sacked former women's captain Laijipa Naulivou four days into her job as Director of Rugby after she said the women's game had a "gay problem".
"Those who played with me know that I do not condone being gay for women in rugby," the paper quoted her as saying.Naulivou cited an old report given to her by former Fiji test player Pio Bosco Tikoisuva, the FRU boss in the early-2000s, that said lesbianism was a problem in European women's rugby.
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