/ 25 September 2003

Fiji bans media from World Cup squad

Fiji’s World Cup squad have been gagged from speaking to the media by team management, local daily the Fiji Times reported Thursday.

This was done after team management felt that players were being incorrectly quoted in media reports.

Team manager Joe Browne said none of the players are allowed to talk to the media.

”This is because the players have been misquoted on many occasions. We have placed this ban on them as a result. You will have to come to me for interviews,” Browne told the Times. — Sapa/AFP