Viliame Titoko “Bill” Gadolo ( born Viliame Titoko Gadolo , born May 1, 1977 ) is a Fijian rugby player and rugby coach who played as a hooker, the current head coach of the Fiji team from players no older than 20 years [1] .
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| general information | ||
| Full name | Wiliyama Titoko Gadolo | |
| Date of Birth | May 1, 1977 (42 years old) | |
| Place of Birth | Suva , Fiji | |
| Citizenship |  Fiji | |
| Growth | 178 cm | |
| Weight | 106 kg | |
| Position | post (prop), acting out (hooker) | |
| Club Information | ||
| Club | Fiji (under 20) | |
| Position | Main coach | |
| Career | ||
| Club career * | ||
| 1996-2007 | Suva | |
| 1999-2000 | Nandronga | |
| 2004-2007 | Suva Highlanders | |
| 2007-2008 |  Frankfurt 1880 | |
| National team** | ||
| 2006-2007 | Fiji Barbarians | 9 (0) |
| 2000-2007 | Fiji | 20 (5) |
* The number of games and points for a professional club is considered for the national league, Heineken Cup and Super Rugby. ** The number of games and points for the national team in official matches. | ||
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Game career
A teacher by education, he taught at the Yat Sen school. Gadolo played in the Fiji Digicel Cup for the Suva and Nandrong teams, as well as for the Suva Highlanders club in the Colonial Cup. In 2004, with the Suva team, he reached the semifinal of the Digicel Cup. In 2008, he played in the German championship for the Frankfurt 1880 club and helped him win the German championship for the first time since 1925 [2] .
In Fiji U21, in 1999 he played a match against Australia U19 and won. He made his debut for the main team of Fiji in a test match on May 20, 2000 against Japan in Tokyo . In June 2002, as part of the second team, he participated in a tour of Queensland , and also played in matches against Tonga in the absence of injured Isaiah Rasila and Greg Smith . Member of the World Championships 2003 and 2007 as part of the Fiji national team.
Coaching career
In 2015, he became the Fiji national team coach until the age of 20, expressing his intention to return with the team to the World Cup after the national team left the top division in 2014 in New Zealand [3] . In 2017, he was invited to the rugby 7 team for training fights [4] .
Notes
- ↑ Q&A with Vodafone Fiji Under 20 Coach - Bill Gadolo
- ↑ SC Frankfurt 1880 Deutscher Meister (German) , rugby-journal.de. Archived August 4, 2008. Date of treatment April 21, 2010.
- ↑ Fiji focused on immediate return to U20 Championship
- ↑ McKee and Gadolo roped in to help 7s team