Fiji Airways Men’s National 7s coach Osea Kolinisau has his work cut out for him as they head into the second leg of the 2025/2026 HSBC SVNS World 7s Series this weekend.
Fiji last won the Cape Town 7s in 2018 after beating the USA 29-15 and since then, they have not reached the Cup eliminations.
Kolinisau acknowledged the energy put in by the players against France in their bronze medal win and says it’s good to see that the boys came out and fought for the game like their lives depended on it.
He says they were unlucky in the semi-finals in the dying seconds, and it is not easy to make a comeback after losing in a big semi-final.
Looking ahead to the Cape Town 7s this weekend, Kolinisau says they are going to go back and try to make sure they get the boys fresh.
He says throughout the week, they will go over what their weaknesses were in Dubai and make sure they are ready for Cape Town.
The Fiji Men’s side will open their campaign against South Africa at 10:44pm Saturday before facing Great Britain at 1:38am Sunday in their second pool match.
They will play New Zealand at 5:19am Sunday in their last pool match.
The men’s semi-final will start at 10:22pm Sunday and the final is at 2:43am Monday.
The Fijiana 7s will take on the USA at 8:44pm Saturday, before facing Great Britain at 12am Sunday, and they will meet New Zealand at 3:48am Sunday in their last pool match.
The women’s semi-finals will start at 9:38pm Sunday, and the final will be at 2:10am Monday.
South Africa is the defending men’s champion, while New Zealand is the defending women’s champion.
Again, there will be no quarterfinals, and the top two teams from each pool will advance to the semi-finals.
