Sevens coaching position. Samoa In October 2016, Tietjens accepted the role of coach to the Samoa national sevens team. In 2020, he announced that he would be stepping down from the head coaching role for the Samoa national sevens team stating that he wanted Samoa to be able to plan for the future Achievements Playing honours: New Zealand Barbarians Member of the first national New Zealand Hong Kong Sevens Team (1983) New Zealand Sevens Head Coach (1994–2016) IRB Sevens World Series Champions (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013 & 2014) Rugby World Cup Sevens Champions (2001 & 2013) Commonwealth Games Rugby Sevens Gold Medalist (1998, 2002, 2006 & 2010) NPC Coach of the Year in (2000 for Bay of Plenty) NZRU Coach of the Year (2010) IRB Hall of Fame Member Knight Companion of The New Zealand Order of Merit References 1955 births Living people World Rugby Hall of Fame inductees New Zealand rugby union coaches Rugby sevens in New Zealand Knights Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit Rugby players and officials awarded knighthoods New Zealand Olympic coaches New Zealand national rugby sevens team coaches New Zealand rugby union players Waikato rugby union players Bay of Plenty rugby union players New Zealand male rugby sevens players New Zealand international rugby sevens players Samoa national rugby sevens team coaches