Perth 7s: Fijiana 7s lose 14-12 to Canada in second match

The Fiji Airways Fijiana 7s lost their second pool match at the HSBC Perth 7s, losing to Canada 14-12.

The Fijiana side had a great start as they scored twice to lead the Canadians 14-7 at half time.

Ilisapeci Delaiwau and Lavena Cavuru scored a try each for Fiji.

The second half saw Fiji committing a lot of mistakes which Canada took advantage of, resulting in a converted try to Olivia Apps to put them in a 14-12 lead.

The Fijiana girls tried their best in the final minutes to break through the Canadian defence, but they dropped the ball inside Canada’s 22-metre line, giving the Canadians the victory they were hoping for.

The Fijiana 7s lost 21-19 to the USA in their first match.

Fijiana will take on Great Britain at 6.19pm tomorrow in their last pool match.

In other results, France thrashed Spain 33-7, Australia thumped China 31-7, New Zealand demolished Brazil 50-7, and Japan edged Ireland 14-7.

The Women’s cup quarter finals will kick off at 12.02am Sunday, the cup semi finals will start at 7.49pm Sunday, and the cup final will kick off at 12.11am Monday.

Meanwhile, the Fiji Airways Men's National 7s will face New Zealand at 4.22pm tomorrow in their last pool match.

The Men’s Cup quarter finals will kick off at 9.27pm tomorrow, the semi finals will be at 7.05pm Sunday, and the cup final will kick off at 11.35pm.