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Jackson impressed with Basiyalo’s performance for Fiji 7s

Jackson impressed with Basiyalo’s performance for Fiji 7s

By Mosese Raqio
04/04/2025

Swire Shipping Fijian Drua coach Glen Jackson is impressed with how young Drua development player Isikeli Basiyalo is performing so far for the Fiji Airways Men’s National 7s in the HSBC SVNS Series.

Jackson says it was disappointing not to get to the Hong Kong 7s final and win it, but he thinks Basiyalo and the team had a good game.

He says it was a very tight game against France in that semi final, and it was a couple of seconds away from going into the final.

He adds if they had made the final, it could have been a different story altogether.

Fiji is in Pool D alongside the USA and New Zealand in the HSBC Singapore 7s this weekend.

Fiji will face the USA at 9.06pm Saturday in their first pool match and then play New Zealand at 12.22am Sunday in their second match.

The Men’s cup semi finals will begin at 6.56pm Sunday, and the cup final will kick off at 11.41pm Sunday.

Meanwhile, the Fijiana 7s first match is against Ireland at 2pm Saturday before playing France at 9.16pm the same day.

The Women’s cup semi finals will begin at 5.45pm Sunday, and the cup final will start at 11.05pm.

The Drua will play the Crusaders at 3.35pm Saturday at the HFC Bank Stadium in Suva.

In other matches this week, the Chiefs will take on the Reds at 6.05pm tomorrow, Moana Pasifika will host the Waratahs at 1.05pm Saturday, the Blues will take on the Hurricanes at 6.05pm Saturday, and the Force will play the Highlanders at 8.35pm Saturday.

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