It was a stroll in the park for the Fiji Airways Men’s National 7s team as they dismantled USA 33-12 in their final pool game at the Vancouver 7s.
The win sees Fiji finishing Pool A as top seed and will meet France in the cup quarterfinals tomorrow.
Vice Captain Waisea Nacuqu kept up his impressive form setting up two tries and scoring one in the first half.
Nacuqu's try puts him in second place with four tries in the tournament.
Vuiviawa Naduvalo also got a try in the first half.
Naduvalo has scored in every game since making his debut in Singapore last week.
Other try scorers include Elia Canakaivata, Kaminieli Rasaku and Jeremaia Matana.
In the first pool game, Fiji was too strong scoring 4 tries and beating England 27-12.
Nacuqu got two tries against England to take him up to 100 career tries on the HSBC World 7s Series.
Fiji then thrashed Kenya 38-7 scoring 6 tries in their second pool game.
The cup quarterfinal will start at 5:40am tomorrow where Fiji will face France in the first quarterfinal, South Africa will meet Samoa in the second quarterfinal, Argentina will go up against England and New Zealand will face Australia in the last quarterfinal.
The semis will start at 9.44am tomorrow while the Cup final will be played 12.58pm tomorrow.
You can catch the live commentaries of Fiji’s games on our sister station, Viti FM on 92.2FM for Suva, Nausori, Central Division, Labasa, Nadi, and Lautoka, 92.6FM for Rakiraki and 92FM for Sigatoka, Coral Coast, Tavua, Vatukoula, Ba and Savusavu.
You can also download the fijivillage app to listen to the commentaries through the live radio option.
| Kick off | ||
| Kaminieli Rasaku scores the first try for Fiji. | ||
| No one catches Naduvalo as he runs to the try line to make the 2nd try for Fiji. | ||
| Nacuqu makes another try for the Fiji side, making it the fourth try in the tournment for him. | ||
| USA has possession, but is lost to Tevita Daugunu | ||
| Tevita Daugunu extends the lead for Fiji | ||
| USA try to get to the try line but Fiji's defensive is too strong. | ||
| Ben Rozelle makes the first try for USA to put points on the board. | ||
| Fiji gets the line out | ||
| Fiji looks for space but the USA defensive is all tight. Vakurunabili knocks on the ball. Advantage to Fiji. | Infringement; binding issue from the USA side. Fiji now in the USA territory | |
| Matana busts through 2 tackles to make the fifth try for Fiji. Conversion successful to extend their lead | USA in possession but defensive from the Fiji side putting pressure on the team. USA loses to the ball whilst looking for support | |
| USA finishes off with a last minute try. |
The Fiji Airways Men’s National 7s team thrashed Kenya 38-7 in their second pool game at the Vancouver 7s.
Rookies, Josevani Saro, Pilipo Bukayaro and Tira Patterson all got a run in the game with Jeremaia Matana scoring his first try in the World 7 Series.
In the first minute of play, Vice captain Waisea Nacuqu stunned the defence after winning the ball back from the Kenyan kick-off and sprinted 40 metres to score the opening try.
Vuiviawa Naduvalo continued his fine form and scored his second try of the tournament.
Kaminieli Rasaku, Josua Vakurunabili and Elia Canakaivata were the other try scorers for Fiji.
In the first game, Fiji was too strong and scored 4 tries to beat England 27-12.
The Fiji 7s team will play USA at 12.35pm in their final pool match today.
The Cup quarterfinals will start at 5.40am tomorrow, the semis will start at 9.44am tomorrow while the Cup final will be played 12.58pm tomorrow.
You can catch the live commentaries of Fiji’s games on our sister station, Viti FM on 92.2FM for Suva, Nausori, Central Division, Labasa, Nadi, and Lautoka, 92.6FM for Rakiraki and 92FM for Sigatoka, Coral Coast, Tavua, Vatukoula, Ba and Savusavu.
You can also download the fijivillage app to listen to the commentaries through the live radio option.
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| Kick off by Nacuqu | ||
| Nacuqu kicks it forwards and scores Fiji's first try with a successful conversion | ||
| Kenya now in possession. | ||
| Naduvalo sprints away with his second try of the tournament | ||
| Forward pass from Kenya, defensive from the Fiji side is strong. | ||
| Bukayaro gets the balls and runs but he can't find support | Kenya gets the scrum from their 10m mark | |
| Kenya now in possession, still in their 22m mark, but Fiji gets the ball | ||
| Rasaku passes the ball to Josua Vakurunabili to score Fiji's 3rd try. Successful conversion | ||
| Bukayaro starts play with a tap | ||
| Elia Canakaivata breaks a tackles from Kenya to run to the score line. Scoring Fiji's 4th try with a successful conversion | Kenya still trying to get that try line. | |
| Canakaivata passes to Rasaku, he runs straight to the try line making Fiji's 5th try | Kenya taps the ball from Patterson. | |
| Kenya pushes Fiji out of the way to make their try to put points on the board | ||
| Fiji finishes off with their last try, thrashing Kenya 38 - 7 | ||
Full Time 38 - 7 |
The Fiji Airways Men’s National 7s team got off to an impressive start in their first game at the Vancouver 7s beating England 27-12.
Vuiviawa Naduvalo wasted no time as he displayed his speed and got a try for himself in the first minute of the game.
Vice Captain Waisea Nacuqu displayed his class and experience scoring a try in the first half and getting his second for the game in the second half.
Nacuqu's tries takes his tally up to 100 tries on the series since making his debut in 2014.
Kaminieli Rasaku and Pilipo Bukayaro also got tries for Fiji in the second half.
England managed two tries as Fiji was too powerful in defence keeping them back inside their territory for most of the game.
The Fiji 7s team will meet Kenya at 9.04am in their second match and play USA at 12.35pm in their final pool match today.
The Cup quarterfinals will start at 5.40am Monday, the semis will start at 9.44am Monday while the Cup final will be played 12.58pm Monday.
You can catch the live commentaries of Fiji’s games on our sister station, Viti FM on 92.2FM for Suva, Nausori, Central Division, Labasa, Nadi, and Lautoka, 92.6FM for Rakiraki and 92FM for Sigatoka, Coral Coast, Tavua, Vatukoula, Ba and Savusavu.
You can also download the fijivillage app to listen to the commentaries through the live radio option.
| Date | Time | Team | Team | |
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Match Report
| Naduvalo scores the first try for Fiji to put points on the board | ||
| England now in possession but still in Fiji's territory | ||
| Nacuqu scores the second try for Fiji to extend their lead. The offloads by Fiji making it hard for England to get possession. | ||
| England trying to get possession of the ball | ||
| Pilipo Bukayaro dives for the third try. Conversion successful | ||
| Nacuqu kicks off | Penalty at the breakdown | |
| Nacuqu does a dummy pass then runs straight to the score line to make another try for Fiji | ||
| England now in possession, they try to put points on the board | ||
| 22 - 7 | Homer makes the first try for England. | |
| Kaminieli Rasaku takes off with speed to make the fifth try for Fiji side, with a successful conversion |
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| England still hungry for another try. | ||
| Boyland scores the second try for England | ||
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