Ben Ryan, the mastermind of Fiji’s triumph at the Rio Olympics 12 months ago, is being lined up for a role in the French sevens set-up, the Daily Telegraph can reveal.

Since Fiji beat Great Britain 43-7 in the final of the inaugural sevens event, Ryan has been inundated with offers. A head coach role at Edinburgh was turned down, Hollywood has come calling and several high-profile sporting teams all over the world including the New York Knicks have brought him in as a consultant. His latest suitors are slightly closer to home.

The Daily Telegraph understands that Ryan is poised to be brought into the French sevens set-up to sparkle some of his gold-dust on Les Bleus ahead of the Sevens World Cup in San Francisco next year. Players have already been informed of his appointment, which is expected to be made public later this month.

Other projects are in the pipeline. A book is planned for May and a Hollywood studio has bought rights to a script of how Ryan led this tiny archipelago in the South Pacific won its first ever Olympic medal. Apparently an A-Lister has already been expressed interest in playing the role of Ryan, the flame-haired 45-year-old from Wimbledon.