2 men’s & women’s teams made up of national 7s players to feature in Mobil Uprising 7s

Two men's and women's teams made up of national sevens players will feature in the Uprising 7s tournament at the Uprising Sports Centre ground in Pacific Harbour next Friday and Saturday.

The tournament is not part of the Fiji Rugby Super 7s Series.

Ropate Kauvesi who was manager of the gold medal-winning Fiji 7s team at the 2016 Rio Olympics is one of the people spearheading the organising of the tournament.

Kauvesi says there will be 16 men's teams and 6 women's teams and they will work according to the HSBC World 7s Series timing.

He says teams like Tabadamu, Ratu Filise, Fire, Wardens and Police will be playing in the tournament.

The tournament will be held at this artificial pitch at the Uprising Sports Centre. [Image: Uprising Sports Centre]

Mobil Oil CEO Adi Tamara confirms the value of the sponsorship is $12,000.

Tamara says this is their first rugby event sponsorship.