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From English Rugby Coach To Fiji Chief
How Ben Ryan became a Fijian hero after delivering the country their first Olympic gold.
English rugby coach Ben Ryan agreed on the spur of the moment to coach the sevens team in the run up to the Rio Olympics. He trained the team to an Olympic gold medal, Fiji's first. He tells Jo Fidgen how he has now been made a tribal chief in Fiji and is celebrated as a national hero.
Image: Fiji coach Ben Ryan (C) speaks to his players at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
Credit: PHILIPPE LOPEZ/Getty Images
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