Fiji suffers shock defeat

The Digicel Fiji 7s team has suffered a shock defeat to Scotland in their first pool match of the NZ 7s.

Manueli Lagai scored the first try of the match for Fiji to lead 7-0.

However Scotland hit back with a try to tie the game at 7-7 in the first half.

Samisoni Viriviri opened the scoring sheet in the second half to put Fiji again in the lead by 12-7.

Handling errors and unorganized defence saw Scotland score a try from their own half to take back the lead 14-12.

With 2 minutes left on the clock, Fiji had an opportunity to turn the game around when lack of support play and focus saw Scotland regain possession and hold onto the ball until the final play.

Fiji's second match is against Australia at 4.46pm today and our last pool match is against Portugal at 8.34 tonight.

The Cup quarter-finals start 1.33pm tomorrow with the Cup semifinals at 5.35pm.

The Cup final will be played at 8.30pm.

Looking at the games played so far, Kenya beat France 24-12, Argentina beat Tonga 21-12, Samoa edged South Africa 19-10, Australia beat Portugal 24-5 while England shocked table leaders NZ 19-14.

Story by: Filipe Naikaso