Fijian rugby is doing better than its island neighbours but within World Rugby vast disaparites still exist between playing nations.
Fijian rugby is in much better shape than their competitive cousins in Tonga and Samoa. Why is that?
Simon Raiwalui, former captain of the Flying Fijians and current head of Fiji's High Performance Program, holds some of the answers. With his deep knowledge of the European club rugby scene and World Rugby politics, he can see a positive future.
''If we get the same table laid out for us as every other nation, I think we can compete with any nation in the world. I believe that wholeheartedly.''
But inside World Rugby, vast disparities exist between the nations, as World Rugby council member for Oceania, Cathy Wong explains:
"You have some countries that have three votes, and some countries have one vote. Some countries have no vote.... When will that change? How will it change?"
