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While Paris 2024 is her third Olympic Games, the results have not been what she expected for her last run on an international stage.  

Daveua apologised for their poor performance, while urging young girls back home to not lose hope as women’s rugby will continue in Fiji.  

“I just want to seek forgiveness from the people back at home, it’s not the result we all wanted,” she said.  

“We’ve been training for this for four years and I’m very disappointed.

“Thank you for all your support and prayers; we are also disheartened of the results.

“This is going to be my last Olympics as well; I’m proud of my girls of what they have been going through.

“I know that this is not the end of the tunnel, most of the young players are coming in, it’s going to be a good experience for them.”

She admitted that the coaches had done their part well, but the players failed to execute.  

“To be honest the coaches are doing their job, it’s the players’ mental preparation individually as we come into the games,” Daveua said.

She added that they needed to do little things right.  

“The journey does not end here, for upcoming players, keep the faith.  

“God teaches us in some ways to look back at our journey and to humble ourselves.”

Daveua is considering a coaching career to help develop grassroots rugby in Fiji.  

“Positive takeaways are that we need to work on unity and love and to remain humble.

“If you’re a star player just bring yourself down, no matter what you’ve achieved.

“God taught us a lesson when we thought we were stars he humbled us.”  

The Team Fiji Women’s Rugby Sevens team lost all their pool matches; 17-14 to Canada, 40-12 against China, and was defeated 38-7 by New Zealand.  

Brazil defeated them, 28-22, in a last minute try for the 9-12 placing play-offs.  

The team previously won bronze at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, and finished 8th at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.