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Number of international 7s tournaments lined up for Fiji 7s team

Number of international 7s tournaments lined up for Fiji 7s team

By Rusiate Baleilevuka
08/09/2017
Fiji 7s team training at Lawaqa Park.

A number of international 7s tournaments are lined up for the Fiji 7s team before the 2017/2018 World Sevens Series kicks off in Dubai in December.

Coach Gareth Baber says he will utilize the players in the extended squad to feature in these tournaments which will be held in Australia, USA and Germany.

Some of the tournaments that are coming up include the Central Coast 7s next month, the DHL Oktoberfest 7s in Germany next month and the Silicon Valley Sevens in November.

Baber says he will field a team to these tournaments and build on the squad.

Meanwhile the national training squad is currently camping in Sigatoka.

The 2017/2018 World Sevens Series will kick off in Dubai on the 2nd of December.

FNRL
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