The Fiji rugby team say plans to wear a message on their jerseys promoting Covid-19 vaccinations were scrapped for a second week following a directive from their major sponsor.
The Flying Fijians wore jerseys with Fiji Airways across their chest, instead of a message promoting Covid-19 vaccinations.
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The Flying Fijians pulled the pin on wearing jerseys with the Vaccinate Fiji message for last weekend s test in Dunedin, because of opposition from some team members.
A compromise was reached during the week, with the jerseys in Hamilton set to read Vaccinate Fiji and the words It s your choice .
However, the players took to the field on Saturday with a Fiji Airways sticker across their chest.
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