{"id":7609,"date":"2021-04-02T18:10:40","date_gmt":"2021-04-02T18:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/?p=7609"},"modified":"2021-04-02T17:07:54","modified_gmt":"2021-04-02T17:07:54","slug":"toutai-kefu-reappointed-tonga-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/toutai-kefu-reappointed-tonga-coach","title":{"rendered":"Toutai Kefu reappointed Tonga coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\">South-Africa<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>NUKU\u2019ALOFA \u2013 Former Wallabies backrower Toutai Kefu has been reappointed as coach of the Tongan rugby team until the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France, Tonga rugby officials said Friday.<\/p>\n<p>There were 35 applicants for the position and Kefu, who coached Tonga from 2016 through to the 2019 World Cup in Japan, was a &#8220;unanimous choice&#8221;, The Tonga Rugby Union Board said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Toutai led a positive team culture&#8230; which positively impacted performance,&#8221; the board said.<\/p>\n<p>Tonga Rugby chief executive Peter Harding said Kefu would immediately start work selecting and preparing a squad for their World Cup qualifying matches in July.<\/p>\n<p><b>AFP<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. NUKU\u2019ALOFA \u2013 Former Wallabies backrower Toutai Kefu has been reappointed as coach of the Tongan rugby team until the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France, Tonga rugby officials said Friday. 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