The Fiji Airways Fijiana 7s team started their Cape Town 7s campaign beating Great Britain 19-10 in a tough encounter.
Lavena Cavuru scored the first try from a quick tap.
Megan Jones of Great Britain was sin binned in the 4th minute and Ana Maria Naimasi quickly capitalized, slipping through the defense to extend Fiji’s lead to 12-0 at half-time.
In the second half, Great Britain hit back immediately through a turnover ball and scoring through Emma Uren.
Fijiana responded seconds later after an off load to Ana Maria Naimasi unlocked the defense, scoring her second try of the match.
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Poor discipline from the Fijiana saw them giving away a penalty leading to Isa Norman-Bell slipping away to score Great Britain’s second try.
Fijiana however managed to hold off Great Britain till the final minute.
The Fijiana will play their second pool match at 3:30am tomorrow morning against Brazil and will later face New Zealand at 11:03pm tomorrow night.
In earlier matches France drew with Canada 19-19 and USA beat Japan 19-14.
The Womens cup quarterfinals will kick off at 3:44am on Sunday, the cup semifinals begin at 9:24pm on Sunday and the cup final will be played at 5:56am on Monday.
Meanwhile, the Fiji Airways men’s 7s play their first pool match 5:35am against France tomorrow morning.
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