England’s first opponents were in relaxed mood as their coach unveiled a team full of talent and physical threat for their Twickenham encounterThe stereotypes might portray Friday night’s World Cup opener as a contest between England’s team unity and Fiji’s individual brilliance but John McKee,Fiji’s Kiwi coach, considers team spirit to be one advantage his side will hold over their westernised opponents at this World Cup.“Our players have a fierce pride in representing their country, and ” he said. “It’s the societal traditions they have. Western societies have become very individualistic,whereas Fijian society is still very much based on the vanua, which is where they arrive from and their family-based values. It makes team building easy.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com