LA 7s: Fiji out of contention after 14-15 loss to Australia

The Fiji Airways Men’s National 7s HSBC SVNS World Championship campaign is over after losing their second pool match against Australia 15-14 this morning.

Fiji started off strong with a converted try to Terio Veilawa to lead 7-0, and Australia responded with a try to James Turner to close the gap to a 7-5 at halftime.

Before halftime, Fiji were down to 5 men after Veilawa and Sevuloni Mocenacagi were both shown yellow cards.

Australia started the second half with a bang, with Maurice Longbottom crossing the try line to put Australia in the lead.

Veilawa came back into the field and sparked some magic, scoring his second try to put Fiji in a 14-10 lead.

Silly mistakes and handling errors cost Fiji the game as Turner scored his second to put the Australians to a 15-14 lead with a minute left to go.

Fiji had the ball in the last minute, but the pass from Waisea Nacuqu did not connect with Manueli Maisamoa, giving the Australians the chance to kick the ball out.

Meanwhile, Fiji lost to New Zealand 17-12 in their first pool match.

Fiji’s last pool match is against Spain at 12.13pm today.

The semi finals are at 8.07am tomorrow, with the cup final at 12.07pm.

FT: FJ 14-15 AUS

13' Try to Australia. James Turner. FJ 14-15 AUS

11' Fiji gets a penalty from kick-off and they have a chance to score another try. FJ 14-10 AUS

10' Try to Fiji. Terio Veilawa. FJ 14-10 AUS

8' Try to Australia. Maurice Longbottom. FJ 7-10 AUS

Kick-off: Australia

2nd half: FJ 7-5 AUS

HT: FJ 7-5 AUS

6' Yellow card to Mocenacagi for tapping the ball. Fiji own to 5 men. Try to Australia through James Turner. FJ 7-5 AUS

6' Yellow card to Terio Veilawa, Fiji down with one men and Australia gets a chance to put points on the board. FJ 7-0 AUS

6' Great defence from Fiji, but they get penalised for not rolling away. Australia gets a penalty. FJ 7-0 AUS

4' Try to Fiji. What a step from Terio Veilawa. FJ 7-0 AUS

2' Australia on attack as they look for their second win, but they lost the ball in contact. Fiji gets a scrum. FJ 0-0 AUS

Kick off : Fiji

LA 7s: Fiji vs Australia