The Fiji Airways Men’s National 7s team thrashed Kenya 38-7 in their second pool game at the Vancouver 7s.
Rookies, Josevani Saro, Pilipo Bukayaro and Tira Patterson all got a run in the game with Jeremaia Matana scoring his first try in the World 7 Series.
In the first minute of play, Vice captain Waisea Nacuqu stunned the defence after winning the ball back from the Kenyan kick-off and sprinted 40 metres to score the opening try.
Vuiviawa Naduvalo continued his fine form and scored his second try of the tournament.
Kaminieli Rasaku, Josua Vakurunabili and Elia Canakaivata were the other try scorers for Fiji.
In the first game, Fiji was too strong and scored 4 tries to beat England 27-12.
The Fiji 7s team will play USA at 12.35pm in their final pool match today.
The Cup quarterfinals will start at 5.40am tomorrow, the semis will start at 9.44am tomorrow while the Cup final will be played 12.58pm tomorrow.
You can catch the live commentaries of Fiji’s games on our sister station, Viti FM on 92.2FM for Suva, Nausori, Central Division, Labasa, Nadi, and Lautoka, 92.6FM for Rakiraki and 92FM for Sigatoka, Coral Coast, Tavua, Vatukoula, Ba and Savusavu.
You can also download the fijivillage app to listen to the commentaries through the live radio option.
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| Kick off by Nacuqu | ||
| Nacuqu kicks it forwards and scores Fiji's first try with a successful conversion | ||
| Kenya now in possession. | ||
| Naduvalo sprints away with his second try of the tournament | ||
| Forward pass from Kenya, defensive from the Fiji side is strong. | ||
| Bukayaro gets the balls and runs but he can't find support | Kenya gets the scrum from their 10m mark | |
| Kenya now in possession, still in their 22m mark, but Fiji gets the ball | ||
| Rasaku passes the ball to Josua Vakurunabili to score Fiji's 3rd try. Successful conversion | ||
| Bukayaro starts play with a tap | ||
| Elia Canakaivata breaks a tackles from Kenya to run to the score line. Scoring Fiji's 4th try with a successful conversion | Kenya still trying to get that try line. | |
| Canakaivata passes to Rasaku, he runs straight to the try line making Fiji's 5th try | Kenya taps the ball from Patterson. | |
| Kenya pushes Fiji out of the way to make their try to put points on the board | ||
| Fiji finishes off with their last try, thrashing Kenya 38 - 7 | ||
Full Time 38 - 7 |
The Fiji Airways Men’s National 7s team got off to an impressive start in their first game at the Vancouver 7s beating England 27-12.
Vuiviawa Naduvalo wasted no time as he displayed his speed and got a try for himself in the first minute of the game.
Vice Captain Waisea Nacuqu displayed his class and experience scoring a try in the first half and getting his second for the game in the second half.
Nacuqu's tries takes his tally up to 100 tries on the series since making his debut in 2014.
Kaminieli Rasaku and Pilipo Bukayaro also got tries for Fiji in the second half.
England managed two tries as Fiji was too powerful in defence keeping them back inside their territory for most of the game.
The Fiji 7s team will meet Kenya at 9.04am in their second match and play USA at 12.35pm in their final pool match today.
The Cup quarterfinals will start at 5.40am Monday, the semis will start at 9.44am Monday while the Cup final will be played 12.58pm Monday.
You can catch the live commentaries of Fiji’s games on our sister station, Viti FM on 92.2FM for Suva, Nausori, Central Division, Labasa, Nadi, and Lautoka, 92.6FM for Rakiraki and 92FM for Sigatoka, Coral Coast, Tavua, Vatukoula, Ba and Savusavu.
You can also download the fijivillage app to listen to the commentaries through the live radio option.
| Date | Time | Team | Team | |
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Match Report
| Naduvalo scores the first try for Fiji to put points on the board | ||
| England now in possession but still in Fiji's territory | ||
| Nacuqu scores the second try for Fiji to extend their lead. The offloads by Fiji making it hard for England to get possession. | ||
| England trying to get possession of the ball | ||
| Pilipo Bukayaro dives for the third try. Conversion successful | ||
| Nacuqu kicks off | Penalty at the breakdown | |
| Nacuqu does a dummy pass then runs straight to the score line to make another try for Fiji | ||
| England now in possession, they try to put points on the board | ||
| 22 - 7 | Homer makes the first try for England. | |
| Kaminieli Rasaku takes off with speed to make the fifth try for Fiji side, with a successful conversion |
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| England still hungry for another try. | ||
| Boyland scores the second try for England | ||
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