sentences:  A neck injury kept him out of the 2001 tour to Italy and France and then a foot injury saw him miss the 2003 Rugby World Cup qualifiers in June and July 2002 and he also missed the test against Australia and Argentina but he recovered in time for the 2003 Rugby World Cup and he was made captain of the Fiji team.After retiring in 2005, he was made a resource coach for the Black Ferns, and was recently appointed as an assistant coach to Samoa.He has coached for nine years in Japan and held a number of provincial coaching roles including a specialist resource coach role for the Chiefs.