18 December, 2025, 7:32 am Central - 24°C Rain

Focus on your standards - Kolinisau

Focus on your standards - Kolinisau

By Mikaele Liga
27/11/2024

The Fiji Airways Fiji 7s team has not tasted glory in Dubai since 2015 and they are focusing on their standards and executing their defensive pattern because defense wins tournaments.

Coach Osea Kolinisau says going into every tournament, their goal is to win and they are focusing on what they have trained for.

He emphasized the importance of teamwork and executing the set pieces according to the game plan.

Kolinisau says they have to maintain the Fijian style of rugby.

Fiji will take on Spain at 6.06 pm on Saturday in their first match, they will then take on the USA at 9.52pm the same evening before they play NZ at 3.16am on Sunday in their final pool match.

The men’s cup quarterfinals will kick off at 6.48pm Sunday, the semifinals will start at 10.06pm Sunday, and the cup final will be at 4.11am Monday, December 2nd.

Meanwhile, the Fiji Airways Fijiana 7s side will take on Ireland at 5.44pm Saturday in their first pool match, they will then face Australia at 9.05pm the same evening and then play China at 1.13am Sunday in their final pool match.

The women’s cup quarterfinals will kick off at 5.20pm Sunday, the semifinals will begin at 9.12pm and the cup final will be at 3.35am next Monday.

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