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In a powerful open letter, Nemani Nadolo has blasted claims Fijian players have made complaints about their player allowance, insisting they represent their nation for the honour and love of the game.When they face England on Saturday, Fiji Rugby Union will receive a ￡75,000 goodwill gesture, while the RFU is reportedly set to net approximately ￡10,000,000. The Fijian players, meanwhile, will receive just a ￡400 player allowance, but Nadolo stated in his letter published on Rugby Pass?that?news reports suggesting players had made complaints were simply false.Over the last 48 hours a number of news reports have suggested the players in the Fijian team have made complaints about the allowance we receive to play for our country and to honour our people this weekend when we face England at Twickenham, Nadolo writes. I want to tell you all that this is simply not true.Instead, the 28-year-old insisted if the players were simply in this for the money, we would not be here and its for the honour of wearing the Fiji jersey that the players remain.It is deeply troubling to us, not to mention disappointing, that the aforementioned reports suggest we would ever put money ahead of honour and respect for the jersey we have been entrusted to wear. If you could spend an hour in our camp you would see that it is love and camaraderie, not money, that binds us together. We are brothers in arms. We play for our families and our people.Nadolo acknowledged the exciting week Fijian rugby had, with the Olympic gold medal sevens team named by the International Olympic Committee as the Male Team of Rio 2016. While the same team was also nominated for the World Rugby Team of the Year Awards and their coach, Ben Ryan, was nominated for Coach of the Year.But, he writes, Fiji Rugby still has a long way to go to creating an adequate pathway for young players.We understand that there is a long way to go in terms of ensuring nations such as ours, and our Pacific neighbours, are resourced adequately enough to provide a pathway for the next generation of players, Nadolo wrote on Rugby Pass. We hope this day comes, but our job right now as players is to perform. We are happy to leave the business of the game to the people who have been given that responsibility.While he said the team appreciates the public support, the players are focused on playing the kind of rugby that will make his people proud of us.We appreciate the fact that a number of people have voiced their concerns at the perceived lack of balance in terms of match fees and payments. It is a discussion that needs to continue and we will listen to that conversation with interest. I say again, however, that as players we are responsible only for playing the kind of match this weekend that makes our people proud of us. That is what we are focused on.I am a professional rugby player and I love every minute I spend as part of the Fiji squad. It has given me a sense of appreciation for the true values of the game. It has also made me realise how important it is not to take anything for granted. I wanted to write this today as it is what I feel in my heart.Jesus Manuel Corona Jersey . Listen to the game live on TSN Radio 1050 at 7pm et. The Raptors traded Rudy Gay, Quincy Acy and Aaron Gray to the Sacramento Kings on Monday, in exchange for Greivis Vasquez, John Salmons, Patrick Patterson and Chuck Hayes. 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Today, we look back at Boston Strong - a citys recovery from tragedy.RIO DE JANEIRO -- Its a bitter grudge that has lasted for years: Aaron Cook vs. Britain.Born and raised in the U.K., Cook is now a citizen of Moldova and will be fighting for that country in the mens 80-kilogram competition in what his British opponent Lutalo Muhammad describes as probably the biggest rivalry in taekwondo.Cook trained at Britains national academy but abandoned it ahead of the London Games after a coaching dispute. When it came to picking the Olympic team, British officials snubbed the top-ranked Cook in favor of 56th-ranked Lutalo Muhammad, who went on to win a bronze.Cook said he was heartbroken and felt cheated out of an opportunity to fight at his home Olympics. Some critics, however, said his diva-like tendencies were unbecoming of the Korean martial art, which values modesty and respect.Last year, Cook switched nationalities after the president of Moldovas taekwondo federation offered to pay for his training and expedite his passport so he could represent the former Soviet republic at international competitions.Muhammad says he would relish the opportunity to fight Cook, especially after he and his family received hate mail and abuse from Cook supporters after his Olympic selection.We are not friends, Muhammad said. Theres always fireworks when we fight.Both 25, they have fought four times and split victories evenly.That makes it even more tasty for a fifth fight, he said.Cook won a bronze for Moldova at last years world championships, losing to Muhammads teammate, Damon Samsun, who took silver. Muhammad was sidelined with a knee injury but defeated Cook at a competition in Mexico, where he also secured an Olympic spot for Britain.Anything between the two athletes should be settled on the mat in Rio, Muhammad said. Still, he called his rival a world-class fighter.Hes always going to be dangerous, Muhammad said. Do I think Im better than him? Absolutely. The place to prove that is in the ring.Cooks explosive strategy, whiich combines spinning kicks with a relentless attacking style, has been difficult for many competitors to counter, but Muhammad has been more successful than most.dddddddddddd Using his height advantage -- he is about two inches taller -- has helped Muhammad neutralize Cooks theatrics, especially when he unleashes lightning-fast head kicks of his own off his forward leg, giving his opponents little time or distance to react.The Cook-Muhammad rivalry will bring more fans to the sport, said Jean Lopez, head coach of the U.S. taekwondo team.Its always good for sport when theres a perceived rivalry between a hero and an anti-hero, he said, without specifying which roles Cook and Muhammad were fulfilling.Other fighters recognize the intense rivalry between the two but warn that it might be counterproductive for them to focus on it at Rio.If you let it get to that stage where it becomes a big rivalry, youll start doing things uncharacteristically, said Safwan Khalil, an Australian taekwondo athlete who knows both Cook and Muhammad well.Competitors sometimes become reckless if their fights are driven more by emotion than by strategy, he added.Khalils advice for Cook and Muhammad is to focus on their first fights Friday, rather than each other, saying that both have formidable opponents in the preliminary rounds.If they happen to win all three matches, theyll meet (in the final), Khalil said. I think theyll worry about that later.Indeed, Cook mostly has refrained from talking about Muhammad recently and appears focused on his second Olympic appearance; he narrowly lost out on a bronze at the Beijing Games in 2008.But for Cook, nothing less than a gold medal in Rio will do.It would just be a lifetime achievement, he said in a recent TV interview. Weve been in it as a family since the start. It would just be really special. ' ' '