The Fiji Airways Men’s National 7s Team will now take on France in the Cup final of the 2019 Hong Kong 7s at 11 o’clock tonight.
Your Cup final at the #HK7s will be:@fijirugby v @FFRugby at 19:00hrs (GMT+7) pic.twitter.com/GKmXPV4fT5
— World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) April 7, 2019
They are just a step away from creating history by becoming the first team to win the Hong Kong 7s for the 5th consecutive year.
Fiji defeated USA 28-19 while France beat Samoa 19-12 in the second Cup semifinal.
Sevuloni Mocenacagi scored Fiji’s first try and the Fijians were solid in their defence despite the strong attacking skills from USA.
USA’s Carlin Isles replied with a try soon after to level the score at 7-all.
Vilimoni Botitu crossed the try line for Fiji’s second try at the halftime hooter where Fiji led 14-7.
Fiji absolutely dominated in attack and defence in the second half denying USA their first win over Fiji in the history of the Hong Kong 7s.
Olympic gold winning head coach and @HSBC_Sport Ambassador @benryan2012 spoke to us about the magic of the Hong Kong Sevens #HK7s pic.twitter.com/qqwP9Eephg
— World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) April 7, 2019
Fiji’s other tries came from Alasio Naduva who scored twice in the second half.
Jerry Tuwai was in good form throughout the game as he was influential in setting up Naduva’s second try.
The win against USA was also Fiji’s 30th consecutive win in Hong Kong as they have not lost a match in Happy Valley since March 2014.
🎥 Interview: we caught up with @fijirugby’s Paula Dranisinkula after his side beat USA to go to the cup final in Hong Kong #HK7s pic.twitter.com/Wu6zG1tQos
— World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) April 7, 2019
The Cup final is at 11 o’clock tonight.
In other playoffs , Scotland will face Japan in the Challenge Trophy final, New Zealand will take on Argentina in the 5th place playoff while Samoa will take on USA in the Bronze final.
