Fiji 7s team displays selflessness on flight

The Vodafone Fiji 7s team has done something special on its way to Dubai.

Fiji is renowned for its blinding pace, dazzling attack and ferocious defence.

Its players command respect through their unique playing style and dominance.

Off the field, their humility is to be marvelled.

News.com.au says the players were on board Virgin Australia’s flight from Nadi to Brisbane yesterday when there was a mid‑flight emergency.

According to passenger Ryan Fee, an older traveller was suffering from a serious health scare for the majority of the trip as the plane flew back to Australia.

Pilots informed passengers of the situation as Virgin staff rushed to tend to the woman.

Almost immediately, the Fijian team doctor and coach went to the distressed woman to offer their assistance.

Two other passengers with medical training helped the woman, who was falling in and out of consciousness.

However while the woman’s condition was monitored, the rest of the Fiji 7s team did something quite remarkable.

Clearly flustered at the prospect of a serious medical emergency, air hostesses were said to be struggling with the demands of the untimely lunch service that had started just prior to the woman falling ill.

In an attempt to take the pressure off, Fee said the players offered to serve food to the rest of the plane.

The team carried out the remainder of the lunch service, even collecting the trays and rubbish after everyone on the plane had eaten.

One player even assisted with the treatment of the elderly woman, holding her oxygen mask over her face for over an hour.

Fee described the incident as a “fantastic bit of team work”.