ALTHOUGH winning the Las Vegas 7s in a breathtaking fashion last week, illness and injuries to some players has led the team management to find avenues to address the issue during the Rio Olympics.

Vodafone Fiji 7s coach Ben Ryan said in light of what transpired in Las Vegas, they had contingency plans to minimise the problem should it arise when the team was in Rio in August.

“We have good plans we implement around all these things to minimise the chance.

“Catching a bug happens and it’s the first time we have had it in the three years I’ve been with the team. A lot of other teams also suffered with some continuing to do so,” he said.

He added that all tournaments had dedicated doctors who provided medical support for such situations.

“The tournaments all have doctors and we liaised with them all week in Vegas,” he said.

He added there should be more players as replacement due to injury or otherwise in Rio as the team is only allowed only 13 players.

“You have a 13th player that can come in if you have injuries during the Rio tournament.”