However, a member of the Navy in Fiji, he was unable to represent his nation further after he moved to the Middle East for peacekeeping duties.

He had previously acted as Assistant Coach to Sam Domoni between 2009 and 2010, before taking hold of the Fiji Warriors in 2010 and the Under 20's in 2011.

On 13 January 2012, following a disappointing fourth place in Pool D in the 2011 Rugby World Cup with Sam Domoni in charge (including a record loss to Wales 66–0 and an unconvincing 49–25 win over Namibia), Inoke Male was named the new head coach of the Flying Fijians.

They earned a close 24–19 win over Georgia, but the team also lost to English domestic club side Gloucester 31–29.

With the lack of money that the FRU has, the cash-strapped union sacked Inoke Male on 27 January 2014, 1 year early of his contract.