Wednesday 7 October 2015 13:15, UK
Fiji coach John McKee has played down reports linking him with a move to Japan insisting his full focus is on the 2019 World Cup.
McKee watched his side end their Pool A campaign with a 47-15 win over Uruguay following defeats to England, Australia and Wales.
"I know there's a lot of speculation in the media with Japan looking for a new coach when Eddie Jones leaves at the end of this tournament," McKee told reporters after the game.
"But I am committed to Fiji and when I return I want to discuss with the board the possibility of extending my contract.
"I'm contracted until 2017 at the moment and I want to stay there until then, but I feel if I've gone all that way with them I should really stay until after Rugby World Cup in 2019 at least."
Fiji caused problems for England, Australia and Wales in the tournament's so-called 'group of death' and McKee is delighted with the mark they have left on the event.
"For Fiji it's been a very good tournament, frustrating in a way that we weren't more successful in terms of results, but we knew we had some massive challenges coming here and being in Pool A," he added.
"We played well against the tier one nations, we had high hopes and perhaps if we caused an upset or got a result against England, Wales or Australia we could have got through. Sadly it wasn't to be."
Fiji have made huge strides since McKee took charge 18 months ago, particularly in the scrum.
"There was a lot of talk before the tournament on our set plays and our fitness and whether we would cope, but we have proved that we are a competitive nation," he said.
"You know the areas we need to work on and I feel positive that the programme we had in place was a good one and that's something I'll take forward with me.
When you look at the scheduling, you do wonder if this benefits one team more than another.
"You really learn that at the top level that every little thing counts. If you make mistakes the big boys will punish you and that's what happened to us."
Fiji also had to contend with short turnarounds, playing England, Australia and Wales in the space of 13 days, and New Zealander McKee believes that had a bearing on the outcome of the Pool.
"When you look at the scheduling, you do wonder if this benefits one team more than another," he said. "Certainly it looked like the bigger teams were playing smaller countries in their short turnaround times."
