Successful Fiji rugby sevens coach Gareth Baber stepped down Friday saying he wants to focus on the 15-a-side game although he does not have a job to go to.
The 49-year-old Welshman signed on with Fiji in 2016 and guided the side to win their second gold medal in rugby sevens at the Tokyo Olympics this year.
In his time with Fiji the team has won 11 tournaments on the world circuit, beating the previous record of nine set by Ben Ryan who coached Fiji to Olympics gold in Rio de Janiero.
Baber said he had coached sevens rugby for seven years, first in Hong Kong and then Fiji, and it was time he moved on.
"I'm looking at opportunities in the 15s game. I'm quite proud of what we've achieved but I think I've also got to go and get back into the 15s game," he said.
"I have ambitions to carry on coaching and push myself to be the best coach I can possibly be.
"I've learned so much over the past four-and-a-half years. It's been tough on occasions but I've been supported by very good people and you know I'm looking for the opportunity to do it again in a 15s environment."
Baber said he would be leaving at the end of November and Fiji expected to have appointed a new sevens coach by then.