Being away from the Fiji Airways Fijiana 7s squad for four months, speedster and Olympian Alowesi Nakoci is excited to be back and is raring to go for the Oceania Rugby 7s Championship this weekend.
Fresh off a season in Japan, Nakoci says it feels good to be back in 7’s with the current crop of players.
The 32-year-old says building a chemistry as a team was crucial as their Olympic dream hangs in the balance making the Oceania 7s Tournament an all-important outing.
Nakoci says fitness is very important and that has been a focus for the past weeks in camp.
The squad for the Oceania Rugby 7s Championship consists of the best of Fiji’s 7s players who will hopefully secure a ticket to the 2024 Olympic Games.
Fijiana will take on Cook Islands at 1.06pm, they will then play Tonga at 5.08pm on Friday before playing American Samoa in their final pool game at 2.18pm Saturday.
Meanwhile, the Fiji Men’s 7s side will take on Niue at 2.56pm Friday before playing New Zealand at 7.42pm in their second pool game on Friday.
They will then take on Oceania at 1.12pm Saturday and will wrap up their pool games against Australia at 4.52pm Saturday.
The finals will be on Sunday.
